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It's easier to change what the minority thinks it means than what the majority thinks it means.
by jules 17y ago
It's easier to change what the minority thinks it means than what the majority thinks it means.
- jrockway 17y agoNo it's not. The majority arrived at its conclusion by coincidence. The minority arrived at its conclusion by research and thinking. It is much easier to convince the majority, as the minority is not going to be receptive to your argument.
- evgen 17y agoAKA "I'd rather be popular than be right"
- eli 17y agoTrue, though some people firmly believe that the dictionary has the "right" definition and other definitions are "wrong." Others (like myself) believe that the dictionary is just a catalog of how people actually use words and that if there's a disconnect, it's because the dictionary is out of date.
- sketerpot 17y agoI prefer to avoid using the phrase entirely. Can we deprecate parts of language? That seems like the easiest solution.