• Biggay [he/him, comrade/them]
    hexbear
    14
    8 months ago

    "A true ruler is the wielder of names. By names she cuts the world as she pleases, and she cuts herself into greater forms still. She is not shaped by the world, but instead becomes the shaper. There's work to be done."

    People with power define how we use language, and its fucking awful how they use it to inculcate themselves further into power.

    • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
      hexbear
      15
      8 months ago

      I use Passive Voice all the time at work to avoid throwing anyone under the bus. It works on middle management super well from either end