> 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).

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nixosbestos a minute ago | parent | next [-]

I would be curious to hear you expand on that, walk me through it, maybe a small paragraph to explain what over inclusion happened with the weird fascist, what baddies you're vaguely referring to, and connect those dots?

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greenchair 4 hours ago | parent | prev | 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.

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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.