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0 pointsitisit5y ago0 comments

Words ≠ reality...you don't say?

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staticman25y ago· 3 in thread

Laypeople word policing psychological terms on the internet is a weird rabbit hole if you buy the criticism the terms are arbitrary to begin with and don't really refer to reality.

hntrader5y ago

> don't really refer to reality

The terms refer to an abstracted and coarse version of reality. They don't have zero utility, even if the criticisms are fitting.

itisitOP5y ago

What is reality?

justinjlynn5y ago

That which is irreplaceable, I'd conjecture.

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