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Louis Ingenthron
@LouisIngenthron@qoto.org
Idk who needs to hear this, but:
People disagreeing with what you post online is not what "trolling" is.
I feel like I have to say this a lot, but *words mean things*.
QT: https://qoto.org/@LouisIngenthron/109609549322439086
@imklg Maybe people don't want to boost your posts because you call them "trolls" when they engage with you. 🤷♂️
I think using the word "provocative" instead of "trolling", would be less provocative.
@LouisIngenthron
> ” words mean things"
Of course you'll always get pushback on this from the folk you disagree with. They'll point out correctly that meaning isn't inherent to the words but is rather about usage.
Yet there's a closely related point I wish was made more often: good communication needs words to be precise and consistent! So it's totally appropriate to point out the"things words mean", or ought to mean, if we're to really communicate.