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Does swearing make you stronger? Science says yes. (arstechnica.com)
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“These findings help explain why swearing is so commonplace,” said Stephens. “Swearing is literally a calorie-neutral, drug-free, low-cost, readily available tool at our disposal for when we need a boost in performance.” The team next plans to explore the influence of swearing on public speaking and romantic behaviors, since these are situations where most people are more hesitant and less confident in themselves, and hence more likely to hold back.

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[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

That’s what the fuck I’ve been saying.

[–] BurnoutDV@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

So management by perkele was akways a scientific sound tactic

[–] Chais@sh.itjust.works 4 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Duh, it's called strong language for a reason.

[–] kalkulat@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago

Lenny Bruce ... a man WAY ahead of his time ... did jailtime for it in 1960s New York. It's a damned good way to blow off some steam before you fuck up badly. Unless you instantly demote yourself to the bottom rung by doing it around the wrong crowd. (Does that make you stronger?)

[–] kami@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 day ago

Fuck!

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

Edgy teenagers were onto something

[–] Una@europe.pub 2 points 1 day ago

So that is why swearing is considered sin, big Vatican doesn't want us to reach our strongest potential.

[–] sylver_dragon@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Well, here's my TIL:
Fun fact: the earliest known appearance of the F-word in the English language is “Roger F$#%-by-the-Navel” who appears in some court records from 1310-11.

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