Don’t be surprised that you lose the support of the average person when you isolate yourself from them by rapidly creating new lingo.
Given that partisans have created an “us versus them” world, don’t be surprised where people who could have been allies end up when your use of new language makes them realize they aren’t in the club anymore.
The issue isn’t changing language, it’s quickly changing language
Lingo is used by groups the world over to communicate about complex topics quickly. A side effect of this is that use of lingo excludes those who aren’t familiar with the terms. In most settings (like workplaces) this is a necessary evil and newcomers quickly catch on and the language is not a barrier to them being a part of the group while everyone communicates efficiently.
What’s going on here is lingo being used because of the side effects, not in spite of them. Lingo is rapidly created and viciously enforced to tighten group bonds and identity based on ideology by using language to distance the group from outsiders.
Don’t know the latest terms? You aren’t consuming the right media. Better watch these videos and read these articles that reinforce the group’s ideology.
Didn’t use the newest lingo? You aren’t spending enough time on the right sites and platforms. Here, this echo chamber will get you up to speed.
Did you use a term incorrectly? Here comes the negative peer pressure to keep you in line with the group.
Not literally, obviously. Drafting should be a quick, almost frenetic process. Placeholder names, notes that say “add description here”, the works. Only go back if you have a major plot setup to insert and only if it can be done in less than a minute. When you’re drafting you should be pumping out hundreds of words an hour. Don’t think, just do.
After you’re done, take a break for a while. Then come back in editing mode and scrape the mess into something palatable.
Yep. There was no need add that qualification because a conviction should drive voters away, but here we are.
This whole thing says more about the quality of candidates than the system, though. The fact that I can say “he’s demented” and you don’t know who I’m referring to shows that the political establishment has its collective head up its ass.
There’s no uniform definition, but groups with an agenda will count any discharge of a firearm on property owned by a school as a school shooting regardless of circumstances.
One notorious case was a person who committed suicide in the parking lot of a closed down school. It happened in the middle of the night and classes hadn’t been held in that building for years. Advocacy groups still counted it.
NPR did a whole investigation into over reporting in 2018. Here’s a link:
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