• roux [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net
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      6 months ago

      Idiots just hear fancy theory words and then use them in random amalgamations to feel smart don’t they?

      Like this is so common I wonder if there is a term for it. Sort of a linguistic version of Dunning-Kruger?

      • GrouchyGrouse [he/him]@hexbear.net
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        6 months ago

        It’s the politics version of the thumb shaped cop saying shit like “I ascertained the kinetic threat quadrangle hypothalamus ordinance of the pursuit vehicle service weapon” to describe backing out of a parking lot.

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      6 months ago

      People who need to come up with a reason for why believing in and standing for nothing is actually better than having principles and trying to improve the world.

    • TreadOnMe [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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      6 months ago

      There are alot of psychology-major and docorate soc-dems who absolutely believe this, as it gives them an academic reason for their passive compliance with a system rife with inherent violence to distract from the fact they inherently profit from it because the more trauma there is, the more there is a need for their services.

      I’ve literally heard it said irl, this chuckle-fuck isn’t smart enough to create this argument, he’s aping it from people who actually went to school.