moonblades [she/faer]@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoIn a genderless and sexless society, what would pronouns be based on?message-squaremessage-square76linkfedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down123
arrow-up140arrow-down1message-squareIn a genderless and sexless society, what would pronouns be based on?moonblades [she/faer]@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square76linkfedilink
minus-squarerandom stranger@dice.camplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months ago@aldhissla @enemyofsun I would argue even having pronouns might not be strictly necessary.
minus-squaremoonblades [she/faer]@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoOf course one could always use names. Having ‘I’, ‘you’ and ‘them’ is just more convenient it seems.
minus-squarealdhissla@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months 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.