6 ms·

I assume it's because speech to text isn't perfectly accurate and Google doesn't want random profanity appearing in inappropriate contexts whenever it does fail

I assume it's because speech to text isn't perfectly accurate and Google doesn't want random profanity appearing in inappropriate contexts whenever it does fail.

Hizonner 2y ago
Not, in fact, an acceptable excuse. Google, and any whiners who would have a problem with that, need to grow up.
- collinmcnulty 2y ago
  While I agree with you in principle, remember that some users are literally children. Should they have a toggle for “I am an adult”? Yes. But it does make sense to have some accommodation for users who don’t find profanity appropriate yet.
  - baobabKoodaa 2y ago
    MY GOD! Think of the children!
  - blargey 2y ago
    The kids will be alright if profanity - a crass word - shows up in their autocomplete.
  - Hizonner 2y ago
    Where did you live that you were never exposed to profanity as a child? Good thing it's harmless.
    - erikerikson 2y ago
      It may be harmless in some regards but in some social spheres it will be punished (e.g. kids bring punished for swearing at school) and in others the consequence of swearing will be silent exclusion (e.g. not being invited to meetings or asked to lead efforts). Those seem like harms to many regardless of feelings about language restriction.
      - Hizonner 2y ago
        I swear like a your-favorite-stereotype. When my kid was maybe 4, I told her "I don't care if you talk like I do, but people will give you trouble for it". Probably with more detail than that; it's been years now. She fully understood the point, right then. She also had no problem with other advice about how people would react to whatever. She's 17 now. I actually don't think I've ever heard her utter a "swear word". Kids, in general, have no problem with the idea of social context.
  - troyvit 2y ago
    Sure, but one could easily say plenty of threatening, illegal, manipulative things to a child without throwing an f-bomb. In fact getting a child to let down their guard probably works better that way. My only point is that curse words hardly ever hurt a kid, and you don't need curse words to hurt a kid the worst.

I assume it's because speech to text isn't perfectly accurate and Google doesn't want random profanity appearing in inappropriate contexts whenever it does fail.

Hizonner 2y ago

Not, in fact, an acceptable excuse. Google, and any whiners who would have a problem with that, need to grow up.

collinmcnulty 2y ago
While I agree with you in principle, remember that some users are literally children. Should they have a toggle for “I am an adult”? Yes. But it does make sense to have some accommodation for users who don’t find profanity appropriate yet.
- baobabKoodaa 2y ago
  MY GOD! Think of the children!
- blargey 2y ago
  The kids will be alright if profanity - a crass word - shows up in their autocomplete.
- Hizonner 2y ago
  Where did you live that you were never exposed to profanity as a child? Good thing it's harmless.
  - erikerikson 2y ago
    It may be harmless in some regards but in some social spheres it will be punished (e.g. kids bring punished for swearing at school) and in others the consequence of swearing will be silent exclusion (e.g. not being invited to meetings or asked to lead efforts). Those seem like harms to many regardless of feelings about language restriction.
    - Hizonner 2y ago
      I swear like a your-favorite-stereotype. When my kid was maybe 4, I told her "I don't care if you talk like I do, but people will give you trouble for it". Probably with more detail than that; it's been years now. She fully understood the point, right then. She also had no problem with other advice about how people would react to whatever. She's 17 now. I actually don't think I've ever heard her utter a "swear word". Kids, in general, have no problem with the idea of social context.
- troyvit 2y ago
  Sure, but one could easily say plenty of threatening, illegal, manipulative things to a child without throwing an f-bomb. In fact getting a child to let down their guard probably works better that way. My only point is that curse words hardly ever hurt a kid, and you don't need curse words to hurt a kid the worst.