• chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

    It’s not about the etymology of the word, it’s about how people use it on Twitter. Twitter pits obnoxious assholes against each other and gives their pissing contests an audience. These people pick vaguely defined words to rally around and against, and define them in whatever way is most convenient to them in the moment.

    Aren’t the the same people who say wake up sheeple?

    Yes, but they have a different set of conspiracies that a different set of authorities are supposedly persecuting them with that everyone who doesn’t uncritically accept can be dismissed as unaware and stupid outsiders. Totally different thing.