• Atelopus-zeteki@kbin.run
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    5 months ago

    Yes, and I’m not using xtter, but I’m still being effected by it. As is everyone on the planet.

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      5 months ago

      *affected. One is a noun usage (effect) and one is a verb usage (affect)

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          5 months ago

          Yes, true, but this is a lesser used form of Effect, and I thought it better not to muddy the waters for someone trying to learn the arbitrary rules we’ve assigned to one of the more difficult to understand languages in the world: English.

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        5 months ago

        Shitting on people is a lot less effective than showing them something better.

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          “something better” in this case is getting rid of the notion that microblogging is even something that anyone needs