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That has nothing to do with what "politics" means but it's exactly how people have started using "political" to mean "idea I don't agree with".

• johnfn 5mo ago
  I think there is a lot of overlap between politics and ideology, and an increasing amount of overlap between ideology and emotion. I think it's fair to call me out for skipping a step, but I wasn't using it to mean "idea I don't agree with".
  • happytoexplain 5mo ago
    >I wasn't using it to mean "idea I don't agree with". I believe, maliciously or innocently, you were.
  • amake 5mo ago
    > I think there is a lot of overlap between politics and ideology What is politics without ideology?
    • watwut 5mo ago
      Power struggle. Lying about manager from other team so that you look better. That sort of thing is regularly called politics.
      • amake 5mo ago
        Interesting that you think there is no ideology involved in that kind of politics writ small.
• usef- 5mo ago
  In software engineering the word has also long meant "a decision not made purely on technical terms"