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The word "hustler" really rubs me the wrong way. The literal definition is someone who deceives others to get their money. I know that's not the intended meanin
by axiom 16y ago
The word "hustler" really rubs me the wrong way. The literal definition is someone who deceives others to get their money. I know that's not the intended meaning here of course, but every time I hear it I immediately visualize a card game swindler on the street.
- siglesias 16y agoAye, perhaps the intended effect! Isn't that perhaps the same unease that permeates the martyr mindset? "I'm not going to sell out and make tons of noise on Twitter. If they like it, they will come!" Surely to the martyr, the noisemakers are hustlers in the bad sense. Hence the silence.
- kleinsch 16y agoYup - Three-card Monte comes to mind when people talk about being a hustler, but I suppose it's better than being a charlatan or a martyr.
- p90x 16y agoI like it because it describes someone who knows how to sell and convince, but also has a lot of skill to back it up (pool hustler for example).