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minus-squareGlobulart@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·11 months agoBut certain words DO have power, even if it’s just power attributed by others it’s still power, and it’s really naive to think they don’t.
minus-squarecosmicrookie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·11 months agoAgreed. Words are what made us different than animals and words describing abstract ideas made us better than other primates. Words are maybe the strongest power we have
But certain words DO have power, even if it’s just power attributed by others it’s still power, and it’s really naive to think they don’t.
Agreed. Words are what made us different than animals and words describing abstract ideas made us better than other primates. Words are maybe the strongest power we have