What’s a common “fact” that’s spread around that’s actually not true and pisses you off that too many people believe it?

  • theherk@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    First, that actually is how language works. Meaning is given to words by consensus and consensus alone. Generally, since it came to widespread usage in the modern lexicon it means exactly as they described.

    Second, you say it was appropriated. Okay, from what?