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+there's a sense in which everyone is behaving reasonably given their incentives, but
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+"Concessions" don't help: even if people will grant some of my points if I threaten to walk, that's not a truth-seeking discourse process that systematically responds to arguments and evidence
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+Julia Serano
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+You "can't" define a word any way you want, or you "can"—what actually matters is the math
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+words don't have intrinsic definitions, but the only reason you would want to repurpose an _existing_ word is either becasuse you think you can carve the joints better, or mindfucking
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+cat/dog gaslighting; even if you don't particularly need that particular classification for a practical purpose, even so ...
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+fame: arguing with a Discord server was low-impact compared to getting the leadership on board
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