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dolebirchwood 5 hours ago

Struck a nerve?

JumpCrisscross 4 hours ago | parent [-]

> Struck a nerve?

No need to be petty. They have a point. We did this with the words racist and fascist. Overinclusion diluted the term and gave cover for the actual baddies to come in. I'm not sure debating who is and isn't a sociopath is as useful as, say, the degree to which Sam is a liar (versus visible).

greenchair 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Speaking of overinclusion, 'wild' is my nominee for 2026 as I'm seeing it all over the place.

JumpCrisscross an hour ago | parent [-]

> 'wild' is my nominee for 2026

I don't know how to define the delineation I'm about to propose. But there is a difference between overinclusivity trashing a morally-loaded, potentially even technical, term, and slang evolving.

rexpop 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I'm sorry, we did what with the word "racist"?

JumpCrisscross 2 hours ago | parent [-]

> we did what with the word "racist"?

“Overinclusion diluted the term and gave cover for the actual baddies to come in.” The next sentence.