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satvikpendemyesterday at 8:48 PM0 repliesview on HN

Yes, Algospeak goes through this. It's funny to see words like mogging or looksmaxxing be common internet parlance, it's as if the terms lose their toxic power through widespread usage, just as I recall the story of the KKK having their secrets leaked via a radio program such that kids started talking about "grand wizards" for fun [0].

[0] PDF warning - https://www.loc.gov/static/programs/national-recording-prese...