Google's new product identifies whether a comment could be perceived as “toxic" to a discussion

Okay, I think I have this thing figured out. It’s keyword based and favours shiny words of deception. You can still say absolutely horible things as long as you do it politely.

It’s basically Harry Potter character Doloris Umbridge’s wet dream.

2% toxic:
Please tell me what to think.

89% toxic:
Please tell me what to think. I’m an idiot.


3% toxic:
Censorship is amazing! I wish everything were censored.

4% toxic:
I think censorship is amazing!


8% toxic:
Polite society should be made safe from comments.

27% toxic:
Polite society should be made safe from rude comments.

35% toxic:
Polite society should be made safe from rude commenters.

8% toxic:
Polite society should be made safe from, you know, “those” people. Ovens are an option.


5% toxic:
Polite society should be made safe from hearing non-correct things.

24% toxic:
Polite society should be made safe from hearing bad things.

38% toxic:
Polite society should be made safe from hearing evil things.

83% toxic:
Polite society should be made safe from hearing stupid things.

[DM: stupid always ranks higher than evil]


4% toxic:
We all should be made safe from educated commenters.

5% toxic:
We should all be required to conform. We should all think alike.

11% toxic:
We all should be made safe from educated commenters. Force them to conform or cast them out.

13% toxic:
We all should be made safe from educated commenters. Force them to conform or cast them out. Now, about those ovens…


24% toxic:
Sarcasm.

59% toxic:
Sarcasm for dummies.

64% toxic:
Sarcasm for dummies works as well.

85% toxic:
Sarcasm for dummies works, or are you too sarcasmless, dummy.


22% toxic:
Please enjoy my ad hominem attack. I’m not saying you got nuthin’, but if they were handing out candy for abundance of whit you’d be 300 lbs of mostly air.


45% toxic:
People, it’s a comments section. Only narcissists and the perputually self-involved even go there, let alone express their sorry-ass opinions there. Think about it.

[DM: and when sanitized…]

7% toxic:
It’s a wonderfully lush comments section. Lovers of self-adoration and the onanistic go there and are rewarded with glory for their crack-headed opinions. Ponder it.


66% toxic:
This is nothing but bloody censorship!

21% toxic:
This is nothing but censorship.

5% toxic:
Censorship is the correct way to go.


73% toxic:
This is bloody censorship!

13%:
This is beautifully sanitized censorship!

6%:
Why, this isn’t thought control at all!

2% toxic:
Why, this isn’t thought control at all! I love this!


59% toxic:
I hate censorship.

6% toxic:
I love censorship.


48%: toxic:
Censorship? Comment cleansing? Corporate robotic social control?
You know fascism has a componant of forced social conformity, right?

13# toxic:
Let’s not ever have to endure unwanted things. Your ideas only upset the wealthy. Ovens anyone?

So, there you have it. I can see this going the way of that Microsoft dodad that went awry last year.

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