I think my problem is I treat adults like adults so I expect adults to act like adults and do research if they come across a term they’re unfamiliar with Like we learn to do in elementary school
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Also third way isn’t saying “only use these words in specific contexts” which might even be a better argument They’re saying don’t use these words at all I don’t think it’s a coincidence a lot of these words are related to marginalized communities
aug 24, 2025, 3:18 pm • 1 0 • view
and let’s be honest, if someone can be swayed away from a cause because someone used a synonym they’re unfamiliar with, what are the odds they vote left anyway
aug 24, 2025, 3:27 pm • 1 0 • view
Giving up on persuading voters who aren't like you. That's the ticket to election victory.
aug 24, 2025, 3:37 pm • 0 0 • view
if someone can be swayed away from a cause because someone used a synonym they’re unfamiliar with, what are the odds they vote left anyway if you stop caring about homeless people as soon as you hear “unhoused” you’re weird and I don’t want to know you
aug 24, 2025, 3:39 pm • 1 0 • view
That person is never gonna vote for a democrat and I also think MOST people aren’t like this Clearly this is where we disagree
aug 24, 2025, 3:39 pm • 1 0 • view
Sorry, I refuse to treat adults like little babies who meltdown when they hear a word with more than 3 syllables.
aug 24, 2025, 3:40 pm • 1 0 • view
You know what I think is a better idea than turning your back on progressive causes Actually teaching people what these terms mean
aug 24, 2025, 5:50 pm • 1 0 • view
You don't need to turn your back on any causes to talk about them in the language that a 45 yo high school graduate in a Midwestern state can understand. They aren't dumb even if they don't know that unhoused is the term for homeless "without the stigma of being homeless".
aug 25, 2025, 3:11 am • 0 0 • view
also like i said, teaching people what they mean is a much better idea
aug 25, 2025, 3:15 am • 0 0 • view
I haven't read Chris Hayes' book on the attention economy. But it sound like you think attention is free. Have you read it?
aug 25, 2025, 3:19 am • 0 0 • view
Have you ever heard the phrase "meet then where they're at"? It appears in addiction and homelessness work.
aug 25, 2025, 3:17 am • 0 0 • view
they are dumb if they hear a word they're unfamiliar with and instead of being an adult and looking it up like an adult should do and like we were taught to do in elementary school they just mentally shut down instead.
aug 25, 2025, 3:14 am • 0 0 • view