Coarsening the language isn’t new. It was the core of the original *free speech* movement. I remember hearing that every little old lady needs to hear the f-word.
At that same point in time, (early-mid 60s), I was literally unable to say the f-word and several people took it upon themselves to *help* change my vocabulary. It worked.
Thing is, those words lose any force with repetition. As you noted, when everything is ‘effing A’, then nothing is.
Coarsening the language isn’t new.
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The young lady I spoke with reflected a newer reason for coarsening (real social life can be escaped to happier virtual electronic circles).
After my long, verbose post on language, I regretted wandering off on the topic on the Q thread. I have been getting a few private messages re social chatter diluting the thread and I think I wandered here partly ‘cause yuze guys are the ones I hang out with most when on FR. Mostly I think I’m kind of on pins-and-needles in this strange anticipatory waiting stage we’re in. History making times - I say that and I still can’t quite absorb the scale of what is happening right now.
Shocking course corrections in American and global history are happening at record speed, but I go through withdrawals if I don’t get constant IV drips of Q clearance classified information?! I’m trying to turn my attention to the piles of Q drops and research I never had time for before. But it’s hard to do anything without wanting to check the headlines for clues as to the storm. It’s freakish to see people who don’t know what’s going on just....living....like....normal. The information we’ve gotten occupies my thoughts and I can’t say anything to people around me (California) so I hole up on FR and Youtube etc. to socialize so yeah, I guess that’s why I’m beginning to wander....that...and the WAITING for more world changing events at unprecedented speeds!