• Judge_Jury [comrade/them, he/him]@hexbear.net
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    9 months ago

    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

    • Dolores [love/loves]@hexbear.net
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      9 months ago

      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