I had this feeling as well but then I saw that one etymology guy on a podcast. He said using “unalive” has helped a lot of young people be able talk about suicide and death more openly and easily. I’m not going to grammar police then if it leads to growth and open discussion. Even if it sounds silly to me.
The problem with treating certain words as taboo and then using euphemism around them is that it works for a few years tops before you need a new euphemism.
It’s better to promote a society where things like death and suicide are not taboo.
I had this feeling as well but then I saw that one etymology guy on a podcast. He said using “unalive” has helped a lot of young people be able talk about suicide and death more openly and easily. I’m not going to grammar police then if it leads to growth and open discussion. Even if it sounds silly to me.
The problem with treating certain words as taboo and then using euphemism around them is that it works for a few years tops before you need a new euphemism.
It’s better to promote a society where things like death and suicide are not taboo.
If talking about death is such a taboo it speak a lot about the culture they’re cultivating than the word itself tbh.
I also see a lot of people flipping out when “dead” is used, so it makes sense to me why people push back.