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hbogert ◴[] No.46218904[source]
The left and right signalling is such a waste of everyone's time and effort. Reactive pettiness
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miltonlost ◴[] No.46225274[source]
Is it "signalling" when the left's change was for an accessibility reason, to enable more people to be able to easily read? Signaling means there's no tangible benefit to the change, so the Blinken's switch to a sans-serif font would not be signaling.

Rubio, however, specifically pointed out the symbolic (and malicious) gesture of his whole switch back to Times New Roman.

The left didn't react pettily. Please stop thinking the left are the right are the same when the facts show they are not. The left's change was for a demonstrative benefit. The right is doing it so fuck over people. You think these are the same.

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SpicyLemonZest ◴[] No.46225515[source]
I think the concept of an accessible font is signaling. I don't think that Times New Roman is actually less legible than Calibri, and have never seen research claiming to find that Times New Roman in particular or serifs in general pose accessibility problems.
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1. estearum ◴[] No.46226046[source]
"Decisions I know nothing about are signaling" is a phenomenally uncurious approach to life.