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> These leftist philosophies/ideas aren't the problem, it's the lack of education in what a subject actually means with lack of understanding of the nuance of t

> These leftist philosophies/ideas aren't the problem, it's the lack of education in what a subject actually means with lack of understanding of the nuance of the core subject and then applying it with an authoritarian lens is the problem. Which is the problem with all politically charged ideas regardless of their origins. If the masses have taken a term and decided what it means, then fighting against by claiming they are wrong it is just pissing into the wind. At this point cultural appropriation isn’t used the way you are trying to define it so you are just going to need to come up with another term for your nuanced take if you want it to succeed in the marketplace of ideas.

andreskytt 5y ago
I don’t think it’s the masses. I think it’s a very small minority stuck in a feedback loop of always needing to be more woke than the other person. The social media in itself is an echo chamber: most people even in the US are unlikely to feel strongly about this and it’s a complete non-issue everywhere else. An average steel worker, truck driver or even software dev does not care and thus can’t be part of the masses actively distorting the meaning of popular terms.
AnEro 5y ago
Don't get me wrong I understand the population at large have a rebranded version a lot of these terms, and it is futile to try and take them back. However, a lot of academics and people subscribing to that idea aren't going to change. So understanding how different groups use the term and what concept they're trying to describe, helps with they are actually trying to say. Personally I have been digging into the 'why' behind people still argue something that to my understanding has no rational basis, found these disconnects between the use and what it was supposed to mean very interesting. Really just has shown me all news media regardless of bias has created a problem having to water down or modify a concept/story to be entertaining or click-able has distorted so much information

andreskytt 5y ago

I don’t think it’s the masses. I think it’s a very small minority stuck in a feedback loop of always needing to be more woke than the other person. The social media in itself is an echo chamber: most people even in the US are unlikely to feel strongly about this and it’s a complete non-issue everywhere else. An average steel worker, truck driver or even software dev does not care and thus can’t be part of the masses actively distorting the meaning of popular terms.

AnEro 5y ago

Don't get me wrong I understand the population at large have a rebranded version a lot of these terms, and it is futile to try and take them back. However, a lot of academics and people subscribing to that idea aren't going to change. So understanding how different groups use the term and what concept they're trying to describe, helps with they are actually trying to say. Personally I have been digging into the 'why' behind people still argue something that to my understanding has no rational basis, found these disconnects between the use and what it was supposed to mean very interesting. Really just has shown me all news media regardless of bias has created a problem having to water down or modify a concept/story to be entertaining or click-able has distorted so much information