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by hjrnunes 2840 days ago
Also, there is something else. Due to Taleb's principle of the intolerant minority[1], people that feel this is frivolous are faced with a choice: either submit to the frivolous intolerant zealots or die on a hill which no one really wants to die on; in this case, defending the word slave and be accused of defending actual slavery.

That can piss people off too.

[1]: https://medium.com/incerto/the-most-intolerant-wins-the-dict...

edit: spelling

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Thanks for a very interesting read.