Zeronelite [they/them, comrade/them] to askchapo • 1 year agoCan you define "Leftism"?message-squaremessage-square30 fedilinkarrow-up127file-text
arrow-up127message-squareCan you define "Leftism"?Zeronelite [they/them, comrade/them] to askchapo • 1 year agomessage-square30 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareZeronelite [they/them, comrade/them]hexagonhexbear9·1 year agoSemantics is the branch of linguistics and logic concerned with meaning. Unsure why people dismiss it so casually. That aside, I largely agree with your conclusion. link
minus-squareVampire [any]hexbear9·1 year ago Unsure why people dismiss it so casually. Are you really? People dismiss debates that have no effect on action. link
minus-squareZeronelite [they/them, comrade/them]hexagonhexbear9·1 year agoSemantics ≠ Debate Culture link
minus-squarenewerAccountWhoDis [they/them]hexbear6·1 year agook, call it cosmetics. Don't get hung up on words, you knew what I meant don't you? link
minus-squareZeronelite [they/them, comrade/them]hexagonhexbear13·1 year agoPeople saying Semantics and meaning Cosmetics is exactly why we need Semantics. link
minus-squareVampire [any]hexbear6·1 year agoThere's a difference between a semantic discussion and one with operational relevance. When does summer start? / When should we harvest the corn? link
minus-squareChapo0114 [comrade/them, he/him]hexbear1·1 year agoLanguage prescriptivism is imperialism link
Semantics is the branch of linguistics and logic concerned with meaning.
Unsure why people dismiss it so casually.
That aside, I largely agree with your conclusion.
Are you really?
People dismiss debates that have no effect on action.
Semantics ≠ Debate Culture
ok, call it cosmetics. Don't get hung up on words, you knew what I meant don't you?
People saying Semantics and meaning Cosmetics is exactly why we need Semantics.
There's a difference between a semantic discussion and one with operational relevance.
When does summer start? / When should we harvest the corn?
Language prescriptivism is imperialism