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User criticizes "bad even if good" phrasing as "1984 doublespeak"

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A user on Mastodon expressed concern that the phrase "it's bad even if it's good" resembles "1984 doublespeak" and exclusionary historical behavior. The user was reacting to content that was not included in the provided text. AI

RANK_REASON User opinion on phrasing, not a verifiable event or release.

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User criticizes "bad even if good" phrasing as "1984 doublespeak"

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · LouisR85 ·

    @ erikaautumn This sounds like 1984 doublespeak to me. "It's bad even if it's good." We have also seen this kind of exclusionary behavior in history before. # L

    @ erikaautumn This sounds like 1984 doublespeak to me. "It's bad even if it's good." We have also seen this kind of exclusionary behavior in history before. # LLM # AI # Authoritarian

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