"Epic" "awesome" "revolutionary" "never before seen" "once in a lifetime"

Everything is hyperbole, to the point where "epic"--something that should describe the most important events of human history--is reduced to pressing buttons well in a videogame made for children

Not to say the Protestant core of the USA hasn't had something to do with it (it's the END TIMES, you're going to burn in hell FOREVER, God's love is INFINITE, etc.) but it seems like mostly a market construction

Comical how liberals do the whole "newspeak is coming" don't realize it has; don't need to ban words if you make them completely meaningless

"Freedom" means nothing, "revolution" means nothing, "just" means nothing, "socialism" means nothing, "democracy" means nothing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recuperation_(politics)

  • Reversi [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    thus they became generic denominators to their chagrin.

    Chagrin? The word itself is an advertisement.

    "Which kleenex should I get? Oh... Kleenex."

    • mittens [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      Yes, chagrin, when a brand becomes too common place, they can't use it as a brand anymore, because you can't brand your product as a generic denominator.