Might have been working in the US to long.

I don’t disagree with you, but the person you’re responding to didn’t mention capitalism?

https://youtu.be/nk7oQyZ3jRU?t=9h41m

Characters, not keystrokes

Well naturally, if all the companies move to the US, there won’t be tariffs because there won’t be trade. With the way the US is going these days, I’m wondering if the US might come to the companies instead

Respecting their free will can mean acknowledging it’s a choice they are free to make, and so are the consequences of it (in this case, opposing them).

Neat! Too bad we don’t crush cans anymore in my neck of the woods, it can be really satisfying.

Does this mean the existence of woman implies there’s a woguy?

Or just looking up the answer afterwards.

I did it all for the cookie

Oh no! Sarcasm doesn’t get me anywhere?? Whatever will I do now? Guess I’ll just totally stop all sarcasm since I was only doing it to get places.

He was a Borg boi, assimilate you later boy

Oh, that’s an “a”! The transcription helped as I was confused what “went into 2 LIDL” meant (I’m assuming it’s a grocery store or something)

Originally, it said “mayonnaise”

Noooo! My house!

Is a special advantage synonymous with a right? Sounds like it’s only a synonym in certain contexts, which is probably why it’s a bad word to use.

Like that famous quote about how people interpret respect and it’s used differently in the same sentence. Give me a sec to find it.

Ok, famous is maybe a bit generous as it looks like it’s from Tumblr

We are seeing the slow suffocation of nuance, and nuance takes more than a couple of words in order to thrive.

I’ll agree here pretty strongly, which is why it’s so important to get the message across right the first time. The inoculation I was previously describing stops you from being able to later explain so it’s like setting up your own roadblock.

“Privilege” is an appropriate word, precisely because it is poignant and strikes at the heart of the matter.

In the case of while privilege for example, do you feel that what white people experience should be the base default for everyone regardless of race, or do they need to be dragged “down” by some amount? Privilege implies the latter, so unless that’s your actual view then it being poignant (meme-able was the term I used in the previous comment) is the exact double-edged sword we’re discussing.

Wouldn’t it be better, knowing that the space for nuance disappears after momentum takes hold, to use language that’s less poignant but more accurate?

I think the reason this doesn’t happen is because it’s far more difficult to gain momentum without that slight inflammatory inaccuracy that there’s a selection pressure at work. I also think that this also destines the movement to failure as it’ll inevitably be largely misunderstood (partly because that surface-level misunderstanding is easy to weaponize by opponents, and partly because most people don’t revisit and reexamine their first impression).

I understand what you mean, but I am of the opinion that arguing raw semantics in political contexts is like analysing love from a strictly neurochemical standpoint, if that makes sense.

The semantic argument matters because it makes a difference in how society (or more accurately, those unfamiliar with the movement) views the movement and its goals.

These terms are often a little incorrect and inflammatory to be more meme-able which helps get things off the ground, but that works against gaining broad support from the “opponents” later on so it’s kind of self-limiting. “Black Lives Matter Too” could’ve preempted all of the “All Lives Matter” bs that was used to inoculate people from seriously engaging with the idea.

“Privilege” has the same problem because it implies a wish to dismantle things on one end instead of building up on the other. It’s like trying to start a revolution and then antagonizing the general public for just existing in the system you’re trying to change. You’ll never grow to critical mass, and you’ll likely attract some more extreme members to the group that will drag you back too.

I’m also wondering about age since retired people living off of pensions/savings have lower income and also a higher risk of dying just because they’re older.

It’s a well known copypasta