Lucy [she/faer]@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoIn a genderless and sexless society, what would pronouns be based on?message-squaremessage-square70linkfedilinkarrow-up156arrow-down123
arrow-up133arrow-down1message-squareIn a genderless and sexless society, what would pronouns be based on?Lucy [she/faer]@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square70linkfedilink
minus-squarerandom stranger@dice.camplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days ago@aldhissla @enemyofsun I would argue even having pronouns might not be strictly necessary.
minus-squareLucy [she/faer]@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoOf course one could always use names. Having ‘I’, ‘you’ and ‘them’ is just more convenient it seems.
minus-squarealdhissla@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoNothing above Turing-completeness (if even that) is strictly necessary. But as OP had pointed out in other comments, pronouns have a practical use.
@aldhissla @enemyofsun I would argue even having pronouns might not be strictly necessary.
Of course one could always use names. Having ‘I’, ‘you’ and ‘them’ is just more convenient it seems.
Nothing above Turing-completeness (if even that) is strictly necessary. But as OP had pointed out in other comments, pronouns have a practical use.