July 21, 2021

 Word thinking:

Scott Adams

@ScottAdamsSays

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Jul 21

I don't know who is right, but one of these people checked four boxes for lying: 1. Word-thinking ("not gain of function") 2. Attack the critic personally 3. Change the topic 4. Anger when trapped

Joshua Lisec | The Ghostwriter

@JoshuaLisec

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Jul 19

Most tribal disagreements on here result from Word Thinking (Credit:

@ScottAdamsSays

). "This word means that, and that's bad!" "No, it means this, and that's good!" See this everywhere.

This is why Orwell made the destruction of language the point of 1984

One side is inherently bad and remains bad no matter how much good they do, even if they've done nothing bad at all. The other side is unquestionably good and must be viewed as good at all times no matter what trouble is made.

Ultimately, tribalism is just tribalism.

Preston Park

@pjparkjd

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Jul 19

Replying to 

@JoshuaLisec

 and 

@ScottAdamsSays

It's not word-think. You have to translate language — words and concepts — across reality frames: group, individual, authoritarian, and equality. 

You can translate between group & individual frames but not between authoritarian & equality.

Dmitry Rubanovich

@drubanov

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Jul 20

Replying to 

@JoshuaLisec

 and 

@ScottAdamsSays

This is the original meaning of the phrase "just arguing semantics."

Drum Machine

@drum_machine_DC

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Jul 20

Replying to 

@JoshuaLisec

 and 

@ScottAdamsSays

Sometimes the misunderstanding is unintentional, sometimes it's intentional

I Wish Academy

@AcademyWish

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Jul 20

Replying to 

@JoshuaLisec

 and 

@ScottAdamsSays

Entire schools of thought revolve around doing this on purpose to control the dialog.