I reckon it's still ableism. Is it any historically-loaded term, or the state of being?
If it substitutes for the r-word with the same intended purpose. Yes it is.
If it does not. No it's not.
In some cases however, I argue there's nuance. I consider myself to have smooth-brain moments, like when I walk into a room and have no idea why I was going in there only to remember 20 minutes later. I don't think this is ableism. I think people are allowed some element of leeway with describing the human condition overall, or as you say, the state of being. We all have our moments and it's practical to properly explain those moments, or to insult other people with the same ways we describe those moments. I have moments of terrible, ridiculous decision making that I might have described not long ago with an ableist word and now, these days, I struggle with how to self-describe those moments and I don't necessarily think I was being ableist by describing some of my worst moments in those ways. This in itself is where some of the problems in getting this topic into wider society lie in my opinion. If I make an exceptionally poor decision under pressure in say, a competitive videogame, one that I know I can analyse outside of pressure correctly in hindsight, I might have previously called that a "stupid decision", to myself. Herein lies much of the issue, people feel like they are describing the human condition, and they definitely feel like they're not being ableist when they're describing their own experience. Breaking through this is hard, and replacing those descriptors for the human condition with simple and easy replacements that aren't considered ableist is a necessary part of making headway on the topic.
Overzealous language policing is just going to tear us apart. If it's words that nearly everyone considers "normal" (i.e. NOT the r-word), then if we don't want people saying them, an automod response is a much better tactic than removing or banning. People will avoid the words just to keep the bot away.
The only correct take. CTH attracted me (unlike most left-wing subs) because it was politically incorrect and kind of edgy. If we start policing our content, it loses its bite, the discussions become tamer and so on. Who doesn't want to call libs fucking morons as a good example ? We all think they are, why not say it ? I get there are people who are against ableism, but let me tell you this : stupidity is here, whether we like it or not. It's a condition we have to make with. If you don't want to use these words, you're free not to use them; but please don't stop us from saying freely what we think.
Gentle encouragement to avoid certain language, and asking for clarifications on what is clearly this person's personal choice is super not a big deal, and is in fact a good thing that helps us practice empathy and self-crit. what the fuck is wrong with you people
WHAT THE FUCK
No one's calling you an asshole, no ones demanding you to change, what the FUCK
I see this more as a parasite has taken over and is controlling people rather than ableism. Like those parasites that take over hosts and make them do things that are detrimental to them in order to breed or whatever.
That's part of the dream at the end, eh? And words like, crazy, insane, maniac. These only work as insults cuz how we socially construct these ideas in capitalist culture. They only carry weight because of the social power they signify. I look forward to a time when we're past that. But, for now, we're not! Yet .
How about with Biden, for example. Am I allowed to suggest dementia?