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I think the term Orwellian should be used carefully not because of a strategy to censor people but because it tends to accompany and be a symptom of sloppy, arm

by Bakary 6y ago

I think the term Orwellian should be used carefully not because of a strategy to censor people but because it tends to accompany and be a symptom of sloppy, armchair thinking that leads to fruitless fights on social media. (similar to Godwin's law)

ransom1538 6y ago
"because it tends to accompany and be a symptom of sloppy, armchair thinking that leads to fruitless fights on social media" Exactly we need an elite social group to determine what is Orwellian.
- Bakary 6y ago
  That's not the point I'm making. I'm saying that as an individual it's a probably a good idea to avoid constructing arguments out of prepackaged notions. Whatever "elites" do isn't the factor I am considering here, especially not NY Times pundits or their equivalent. YMMV