Is Linguistic Neutrality Possible?

On accent, smell, and getting yelled at on the internet

The internet is an astoundingly complex and delicate technology that allows us to misinterpret one another in thrilling new ways. Occasionally these misunderstandings can be revealing. The unabashed hostility of social media sheds stark light on battle lines that, in real life, are obscured by the mandate to be polite and act normal.

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