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Meeting in the middle means shifting the goal posts until we're all knee deep in right wing bullshit
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this post was submitted on 15 Nov 2025
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I found myself unconsciously drifting away from people who are mentally stuck behind the definition of words. I didn't realize what I was doing or why I was feeling safety in isolating myself for the longest time.
People who are so heavily invested in the definitions of words rarely have good intentions.
It never really made much sense to me. Words are all made up and are in constant change from one time period to the next. Each generation has their own words and what it means to them.
I think subconsciously I realized that people obessed with defining words were attempting to assert power or dominance over me or my interests. That's why I pushed back in my own way. By living a life that can't be defined and cutting those weirdos out of my life.
After a weirdo dies, what did all that time spent fighting about the definition of a word archive? Maybe we can ask Charlie.
Some people just like clear communication and don't find that idea stupid, weird, evil, or controlling. I actually would say that opposing clear communication so hard comes from a need to manipulate people and conversations to be whatever you want them to be. I get that words are slippery, they definitely are, but you shouldn't misuse them and then run scared if someone calls you on it.
Okay, but the context of this meme is people making arguments that "children" shouldn't be protected from pedophiles because they are potentially biologically "capable" of bearing young.
Every adult person on some basic level does know the difference between biological capability, age and status as an adult.
To obfuscate that in a search for "clarity" only allows wrongdoers to work their way out of bad situations.
Of course there may be some fringe circumstance that is so fucked, confusing and bizarre that it may in fact need some kind of understanding deeper than a basic moral or legal understanding. However rich, powerful, informed, adults intentionally engaging with minors in sexual, intimate and private ways is not one of them.
I understand you yourself are not attempting to protect pedophiles, but please understand that you need to specifically make that clear before you make such a comment or argument. That discourse is valid, but needs to be properly contextualized.
The user I responded to changed the subject in my mind. Neither of us referenced the original post other than we talked about definitions. The original post is so obviously a bad faith argument coming from the Nazi that it would've never occurred to me anyone needs to point it out. This isn't Twitter where 70% of users are nazis.