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Part of the issue is how we are conditioned by the ruling class to use benign words like "interesting" when we know more accurate words would convey passion, me
by doredi 3y ago
Part of the issue is how we are conditioned by the ruling class to use benign words like "interesting" when we know more accurate words would convey passion, meaning, and actual anger towards those who want our data.
- bborud 3y agoIf you allow there to be a ruling class in a democracy, is it still a democracy?
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> If you allow there to be a ruling class in a democracy, is it still a democracy Yes, democracy is about fracturing the elite and making its membership more porous. Not wand waving it away.
- m463 3y agoI used the word more tongue-in-cheek. Not that I don't agree with your point about ambiguous use of words, or euphemisms to minimize or normalize bad behavior. Words like "telemetry" or "advertising", which nowadays mean "conduct surveillance on someone and keep a detailed dossier"