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It's pedantic to most, I'm sure. Just FYI, though, antisocial is to be opposed to society - like Timothy McVeigh. Asocial is probably what you're looking for.
by deprecative 3y ago
It's pedantic to most, I'm sure. Just FYI, though, antisocial is to be opposed to society - like Timothy McVeigh. Asocial is probably what you're looking for.
- skyyler 3y agoTo be extra pedantic, I believe you meant Ted Kaczynski. Timothy McVeigh was trying to make the US government pay for specific things it did to "his people"; Ted Kaczynski was lashing out at the industrialised world after living in isolation in his cabin in the woods.
- s1artibartfast 3y agoIMO, Anti-social is defined in context of and from the perspective of the dominant social structure. Both individuals and groups who are in opposition and sufficiently disruptive are anti-social, hence the distinction. Asocial = a loner Anti-social = against society, either as an individual or group.
- lolinder 3y agoYou're not just being pedantic, you're also wrong [0][1][2][3]. Their usage is 100% standard and is encoded in every dictionary I can find, and etymonline lists it as the original definition dating back to 1797 [4], with "hostile to social order or norms" first recorded a few years later. [0] https://www.dictionary.com/browse/antisocial https://www.dictionary.com/browse/antisocial [1] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antisocial https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antisocial [2] https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/antisocial https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/antisoci... [3] https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/antisocial https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/anti... [4] https://www.etymonline.com/word/antisocial https://www.etymonline.com/word/antisocial
- CalRobert 3y agoUsage seems different between US and UK. I didn't understand ASBOs at first since I thought "what's wrong with teens wanting some alone time?"