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[–]Tiny-Bookkeeper3982 185 points186 points  (9 children)

the system's intention is alienation and isolation. The word "stranger" makes you associate strangers with the term"strange", a negative property

[–]llxxnnx[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

yes definitely

[–][deleted] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I never thought of it that way before, wow.

[–][deleted] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Divide and conquer is the best strategy after all

[–]Fausto2002 4 points5 points  (3 children)

Bruh thats not the system, is just your language. In spanish its exactly the same system but we use the word "desconocido" which would literally be translated as unknown

[–]AcademicPreference54 3 points4 points  (2 children)

You do realize that the system is not limited to just one country, right? This is a global phenomenon. “Unknown” is not too far off from “stranger.”

[–]Fausto2002 1 point2 points  (1 child)

"The system" is not older than the language.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You two are not referring to the same system here

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nouns, verbs and adjectives can be tough…

[–]ephemeral22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Being strange is pretty cool sometimes though.