I know it’s a real phenomenon, the term has just been abused into meaninglessness. Kinda like how “psyop” has just become the new word for “conspiracy” or how the internet villain of the week apparently is always a “textbook narcissist” now.
I agree, and it’s frustrating. I’m open to running on a terminology treadmill, and I’ve never understood why some people hate that idea so much, but it seems like new or presently-unused concise terms don’t surface quickly enough to keep up with how quickly they get debased
i’m with you, it’s completely futile to make a stand on some word until you’ve got an alternative to shill. i resent the idea someone’s going to make the most uncharitable interpretation of a wordchoice when if you skirted around it, they wouldn’t even get what you’re talking about
I know it’s a real phenomenon, the term has just been abused into meaninglessness. Kinda like how “psyop” has just become the new word for “conspiracy” or how the internet villain of the week apparently is always a “textbook narcissist” now.
I agree, and it’s frustrating. I’m open to running on a terminology treadmill, and I’ve never understood why some people hate that idea so much, but it seems like new or presently-unused concise terms don’t surface quickly enough to keep up with how quickly they get debased
i’m with you, it’s completely futile to make a stand on some word until you’ve got an alternative to shill. i resent the idea someone’s going to make the most uncharitable interpretation of a wordchoice when if you skirted around it, they wouldn’t even get what you’re talking about