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The original point wasn't about semantics it was about the difficulty of parsing reality when both sides are so adept at managing spin that they don't even noti
by cookie_monsta 5y ago
The original point wasn't about semantics it was about the difficulty of parsing reality when both sides are so adept at managing spin that they don't even notice they're doing it.
Sorry you got tangled up with the details.
- whatshisface 5y agoI don't think semantic details like whether a headline uses "key" or "keystone" are significant impediments to figuring out what's going on when it's easy to read what's going on and make the judgement that way. There is plenty of distortion in the emotional affect created by phrasing, and plenty of ignorance in the abstract theory-of-policy level comment thread discourse, but fortunately there's nothing restraining us to operate on those once-removed levels.