The only reason we don’t have bugs with helpful poison symbols on them, or trees that have “cut here” with a helpful arrow written into the bark, or fish with scales that have a checkbox to indicate if theyre pregnant, is because language evolves faster than guys.
that’s probably changing though. we have the ability to archive written and spoken language now which is a pretty big deal. it’s entirely possible this current form of english is also it’s last.
there’s something comforting in that right? sure, LLMs are cannibalizing and weaponizing the grasp of language and the internet is maybe mostly full of zombie bots and its only getting worse but that’s small potatoes compared to what crows are going to do once they figure out they can order food from drive thru microphones. we pick at things that get our attention for good or bad. you’re going to be way more likely to kick a dandelion that has a slur written on it than not.
i just like thinkin about all the problems i will never have to deal with. the meme-ified “this is not a place of honor” screed that we designed for theoretical concrete tombs of radioactive waste is great and all until you think about all the newts who will also have that written on them. and then, of course, because there’s ALWAYS copycats, you have to think about all the other non-poison newts who ALSO have those radioactive symbols on them, because why go to the trouble of inventing your own poison when the guy down the road is cashing the checks you write for you.
and the delightful thing is that i will never have to sort out the issue of our language being turned into a new cold war. i get to sit here and drink my little coffee and press BLOCK when 400 porn bots try and follow me on instagram every day and get to be oblivious to the fact that someday future civilization will find our buried bunker and wonder why we were so fixated with burying newts.