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Can we quit saying the word doxing? It sounds idiotic. How about the proper English word of "exposing" instead? Or is that too much to ask now that Internet talk is mainstream and therefore we have to use incorrect grammar?



Call it what you like and I'll call it what I like. This is Hacker News after all. As such, there's an implied value of individual expression, if not anarchy, associated.


language is whatever people want it to be


How about you fix your username's spelling?




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