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Caught my attention as well. Must be neologism assuming it originated from as a variant of incel, but here focused on deriding people getting their jollies out
by A4ET8a8uTh0 2y ago
Caught my attention as well. Must be neologism assuming it originated from as a variant of incel, but here focused on deriding people getting their jollies out of the written word ( me:P ). Naturally, I might be wrong. Lets see if the author responds.
- flancian 2y agoNot the author but: yes. This word emerged from online discourse a few years back about 'wordcels' vs 'shape rotators': https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wordcel https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wordcel https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shape_rotator https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shape_rotator
- tessierashpool 2y agothat’s bonkers. “philosophers and other wordcels” not only insults Borges but the entire world of philosophy. the arrogance and the nonsense in that phrasing are both off the charts.
- PittleyDunkin 2y agoBecause western philosophy is not a place where you can find arrogant nonsense, right? Philosophers are some of the most arrogant people I've ever met. And I say that with great affection.
- philosopher1234 2y agoBoth can be true
- snapcaster 2y agotake a joke man jeez
- mikrl 2y agoIt’s internet youth culture bleeding into highbrow discourse. An suitably brain rotted riposte to your complaints would be something like ‘Wordcels be sneething at rotationmaxxing shapechads’ and an image of a badly drawn wojak figure.