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This is a normal post In 2020 you can use it sensu lato
"The Streisand effect is a social phenomenon that occurs when an attempt to hide, remove, or censor information has the unintended consequence of further publicizing that information, often via the Internet."

I suggested the term as a succinct alternative to a robust comment
 (I helped save b3ta! Mudface The web isn't callipygian, Fri 16 Oct 2020, 6:47, , Reply)
This is a normal post fair enough, though these modern coinages do tend to semantically broaden themselves, a bit like someone yesterday on links calling some trailertrash racist a "karen"
I was more making the case that the consequences wouldn't be that bad, and I think that's been evidenced by it mostly falling off the news cycle today, not even the trump camp seems to show much energy in pushing it
 (I helped save b3ta! cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Fri 16 Oct 2020, 7:24, , Reply)
This is a normal post Yes, terms tend to lose their distinction
which would be a real shame in the case of Karen
 (I helped save b3ta! Mudface The web isn't callipygian, Fri 16 Oct 2020, 9:40, , Reply)