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 i almost remember vividly the day and the moment that i decided to start using profanities, i was 9 years old, and it was a conspiracy between me and my half tongan best buddy in year 5 of primary school

i don't use the swears except with specific reason, and usually they refer to the outlandishness of the thing i am using them against

so i think another part of the swear culture of these days has to do with how epically delusional culture has become, it's really hand to not say out loud how completely off the map what you you see is getting

i also think that a more low time preference culture won't include a lot of swears, it really is like you say, excessive emphasis of something, not anything more than trying to be heard above the noise of the "normal" of your millieu