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No, the world doesn’t need to cater to you when you make up new words to show off your virtues. Everyone knows what homeless means.

• stanleykm 2y ago
  You can keep up with the times or you can make angry posts on the internet about people being “woke” or “pc” or whatever insult you decide to hurl because things are different now.
  • pb7 2y ago
    Where did I hurl insults? The homeless are still homeless and in greater numbers so no, things aren't really any different.
    • stanleykm 2y ago
      > you make up new words to show off your virtues. You are hurling insults by intentionally misrepresenting the reasons people create new terminology.
      • _zoltan_ 2y ago
        no, it's exactly why people create fake words.
        • consteval 2y ago
          The words become less fake over time and everyone, even the most conservative of conservatives, recognizes that. There plenty, many, words you won't use because they've changed. That's how progress goes, it's always the way it's been. You can fight that, but it won't work. And then in 40 years you will sound like an insane person. I'm not saying that "unhoused" is good or will be a largely used word. But I am saying that fake words are real and you will keep up or be left behind. We have people alive, right now, who have been left behind. Guess what, they sound insane.
  • _zoltan_ 2y ago
    I mean newspeak is definitely woke and pc, whether you like it or not.