givesomefucks @ givesomefucks @lemmy.world

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We’re fighting fascism buddy…

I meant in general that is what's happening in 2015...

based on your personal, ever changing, in-group language.

Again, this isn't a personal opinion, there have been multiple academic studies showing the effect language choices like this on thinking since the 1980s at least.

It's not "ever changing" but if 40 some years is too fast for you, lots of conservatives feel the same.

I just don't spend a lot of time interacting with someone who views a personal inconvenience like this apparently is as such a big deal and worth hurting others.

But again, lots of conservatives do. MAGA 100% agrees with you, and regretably there's a lot of them these days.

So I'll leave you free to talk with the people you agree with.

The Gen Z stare is typically described as a vacant, unresponsive gaze, often replacing traditional greetings or small talk in service roles. Millennials and older generations have taken to social media to share stories of being met with this stare by young workers, interpreting it as a sign of disengagement or a lack of soft skills. Gen Zers, in turn, argue that the stare is a reaction to awkward or nonsensical customer interactions, or simply a preference for authenticity over forced pleasantries.

This has been a thing since at least the 1980s....

Hard to find good old pictures these days cuz there's so much ai slop, but:

https://designyoutrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/13-38.jpg

The girl on the right exhaling smoke is 100% the same vibe and has been a response by teens to older people trying to engage them for literal generations now.

I'd bet money on everyone complaining about it t now, did it at least once to someone else when they were younger.

They're just mad they're just n the other side of it now.

You’re arguing about word choices and message

Because that effects how people think and treat others...

This isn't just my opinion, this has been studied extensively, not just for word choice within one language but how different languages cause people to think differently.

I thought you just weren't aware, but I provided a couple sources and you're getting angry and still wanting to aide with the fascists on the right...

That kind of only leaves one reason for why you're still denying science...

So something like “begging person” or “beggarly person”?

Why are you so insistent to use "beg"?

"Someone asking for donations" maintains their dignity and communicates the point clearly...

Personally, if you called me a German, a furry or a vegetarian, I wouldn’t mind, even though none of these attributes encompass my entire existence.

Ok...

But we don't call people what we would like to be called, we don't set the minimum of respect for everyone else

If didn't have a home, job, or food, you might be less willing to be dehumanized.

The privileged are usually the least sensitive to that.

Like, I'm 6'4", if someone that's 6'6" walked up and said "Hey shorty, what's up". I won't give a single fuck.

If I was a 5'2" man, I might be offended, and if I said a 5'2 man had to be ok with it because I was, I'd be a jackass.

That's literally preschool level empathy, and it's depressing so many people here never learned that

So...

Not only do you view dehumanizing language as "no big deal" you're actively choosing to spend your free time online to argue with people about how we shouldn't put any effort into it.

Like...

Are you just ignorant on how language changes thinking? Or do you understand how serious this is and just deciding to side with the fascists on this (and probably other) topics?

https://news.umich.edu/word-choice-hidden-meanings-can-influence-our-judgment/

https://studyfinds.org/language-influences-reality/

Like. This should be "common sense" but there's been studies on it for decades.

Do you really not understand how word choices effect a message?

A direct link to social media would still be against the rules for this community...

....

We're fighting fascism buddy...

If someone saying it's better to use adjectives than nouns is enough for you to want to meet in the middle with fascists, it sounds to me you were looking for an excuse to tell people to get closer to fascism

If it's essential...

Why are we letting a private corporation who only cares about increasing profit margin in the next quarter?

Shouldn't that be a nationalized industry so we can plan what's best for the country long term?

Why are we privatizing something so necessary?

You're not supposed to follow logic to it's rational end!!!!

If we did that, capitalism wouldn't still be happening!

It's insane how many people keep posting screenshots of social media

Go on… what is the newer term?

Using adjectives to describe an aspect of a person instead of a noun to reduce them to a single aspect....

Use adjectives to describe people, not nouns to label them...

Super basic, and applies to almost ever scenario.

It's about not reducing someone to one attribute, and it's been around for like a decade at least in western society.

Anyone got any thoughts about this?

Calling them "beggers" is shitty and outdated...

And with you saying the people who help others only do it for religious reasons...

It makes me think you should be saying what geographic area you're in when asking these questions, because it just doesn't sound like any western country.

All this stuff might be normal where you're from, but not where most Lemmy users are.

Or maybe there's another reason you keep using terms that are outdated in Europe/Canada/America?

What?

Ignoring posture is not a good plan long term.

Do whatever you want, but you're going to regret it for decades. If you get upset people are trying to help you, acting like this will get them to stop trying. But that isn't a good result for you

So when two years ago, the steel mill successfully trialed a hydrogen gas-powered blast furnace, the first time the fuel had been deployed in this fashion anywhere in the Americas, she was delighted. It cost an estimated $1.6bn, and the Biden administration, through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), coughed up $500m to help cover the cost of installing the technology.

Dems giving billions of dollars to corporations hoping $20 trickles down is fucking stupid.

It never makes it to the people, so the people don't feel like they're being helped, and a Republican wins elections.

Dems need to help Americans directly, then the people will vote for them. If a corporation dies, so the fuck what? They're trying to have as few employees as possible and to pay them as little as possible. It's not a secret. That's literally what capitalism means.

but it seems you’re saying false negatives are a greater concern.

Someone with a bad BMI but healthy will get further testing and told they're healthy...

Someone with a "good BMI" because they have bird bones and no muscle, just fat, will never have further testing done and always insist BMI is all that matters. You can see it anytime BMI comes up, people ignore all evidence that say they may need to look deeper than that single number.

Consider life in the 1830s to now, it would have been impossible for even the wealthiest to avoid exercise and consume as many calories as the average modern human. Shit just isn't comparable.

There's no logical reason to keep using it

What?

How would voting I be voting blue?

Why are people up voting that? It makes zero sense...

Yep, two shit bag neoliberals running I and an actual Republican.

This is both good for Mamdani and what will be used as an excuse when he wins.

Nope.

Because lots of obese people have healthy bmi's

They're usually the ones blowing badly defending it and haven't had blood work done in a decade. They have no idea how unhealthy they are

BMI does work very well in diagnostics and statistical models

It does not ...

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bmi-sidelined-in-new-obesity-definition-that-favors-health-evaluation/

It barely worked when it was created and doesn't really mean shit now.

It's gives loads of people a false sense of security and then they latch onto it and just keep insisting it's fine even in the face of multiple sources that show the scientific community thinks its shit.

I guess if people needed an example of that, your comment did serve a purpose.