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trainspottinfly | 11 months ago

Interesting solution. One little tip, I would advise picking a different heading for the section "The final solution". That phrase has a bit of unfortunate historical baggage.

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matser|11 months ago

Ouch, thanks for the heads up

immibis|11 months ago

Baggage which is back in vogue this year.

johnisgood|11 months ago

I have no idea what "The final solution" refers to in terms of this website that is negative; context matters.

Jeremy1026|11 months ago

It is the culmination of the holocaust.

larusso|11 months ago

It refers to the “Endlösung” of the Jew problem in Nazi germany.

numeri|11 months ago

It was the term invented by the architects of the Holocaust, and I disagree that "eh, context matters".

Setting all moral arguments aside, it's important to know that similar phrases can work as dog-whistles to signal belonging to radical groups, and as such can easily give people the wrong impression about you as an author.

If I were to see a blog post titled "Work will set you free"[1] written by a peer, prospective employee/employer, colleague, etc., it would immediately set off alarm bells in my mind – even if the content of the post is a completely innocent discussion of the uplifting benefits of buckling down on one's workload. At best, it implies lack of awareness – at worst, it implies some extremely hateful beliefs and desires.

[1]: Written above the entrance to the Nazi concentration camps as a false promise encouraging prisoners often destined for death to work hard in forced labor.