Kevin Simler

@KevinSimler @ben_mathes I don't think they do. Controlled language is not actually power language. It can stop things but not do things.

@vgr @ben_mathes You don't think creating a climate where everyone must pay lip service to X translates to real power gains for X?

@KevinSimler @ben_mathes It's the mode that matters. If you must pay tribute or work for X, X has power. Language power, not so much.

@vgr @KevinSimler Once you have language power, you can demand people act consistently with the values they claim to hold.

.@ctbeiser @KevinSimler Why do you need language power for that? Calling out hypocrisy is always an ongoing human activity

@vgr @KevinSimler You can’t call out hypocrisy if people don’t claim shared values. Once you have them claim shared values, you can.

@vgr @KevinSimler I say X, I do X— you must argue X is bad. I say Y, I do X— you can call me a liar and a hypocrite for not doing Y.

@ctbeiser @KevinSimler Stephenson argues that in Diamond Age but it is not really true. Language policing constrains rather than specifies