What things have you noticed triggers downvotes on lemmy?
What things have you noticed triggers downvotes on lemmy?
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Speaking out against conspiracy theorists for any recent event.
Like the Boeing employee committing suicide, or Epstein’s death.
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Wait. Believing Epstein was silenced is a conspiracy theory?
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do you know what conspiracy theory means?
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Calling someone a conspiracy theorist is a tactic to invalidate what they say.
That's not the definition, but it is how the words are used.
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I'm aware of how words are used and I really, really do not like it. Nothing means anything anymore. Every word is just a vector that points to a sentiment. We're at the point where you can agree with someone or say something completely sensible but if you use the wrong words (by focusing on their actual meaning, not what sentiment they point to) people will be at your throat. You can say something insanely fucked up but if you word it right everyone is nodding their head in agreement.
Words mean things. I'm gonna keep operating as if words mean what they actually mean. I think people should care more about their language turning to mud. Precision in language is extremely important and everyone's contentedness with having a poor grasp on their native language is a huge part of why it's impossible to talk to anyone about anything real unless they already fully agree with you AND speak the same dialect of alternative word meanings.
Not for nothing but this is also like 93% of the reason why communicating with NTs as an autistic person is hellish
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