Perhaps, but that sounds more like a kneejerk reaction rather than a real critique.<p>The idea behind it is supposed to show that by removing the verb &#x27;to be&#x27;, you have to think more on how to properly convey what you actually mean.<p>So in a sense it even allows you to get your actual thought process out there rather than having it dismissed for sounding overly harsh for example.<p>Contrast that to Newspeak, whose design is to limit and shape people&#x27;s thoughts by external means (Another person chosing what is ok and what not), where as here &#x2F;you&#x2F; get to choose what you say, it is merely the form that changes.