This is a riveting and disheartening tweet-thread, begun when Brent Williams asked a rather simple question: “Name all the words that have a different meaning now then they did in 2019. [1]”
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Check out the thread. Many of these suggestions seem spot-on. No wonder we have such a difficult time talking with each other. No wonder so many have given up trying to converse with people from other tribes. We are living in modern-day Babel. Here are some of the many candidates mentioned in the tweet-thread:
Dangerous
Conversion Therapy
Woman. Man.
Phobia
Healthy
Vaccine
Science
Freedom
Pandemic
Insurrection
Vaccine [2]
Racism and Racist
Gain of Function
Public health expert
Gender
Misinformation
Left Wing and Right Wing, Liberal and Conservative
Peaceful
Violence
Fact-Checker
Truth
Equality
Fascist
Conspiracy Theory
Safe & Safety
Trusted
Freedom
Infrastructure
Progressive
Fact
Anti-vaxxer
Inclusion
Diversity
News Reporting
Tolerance
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