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by quickslowdown 507 days ago
Ok cool so you can't define it either. Maybe we should stop flinging around a nebulous term that means absolutely nothing until someone can define it in any way, shape, or form.
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You'll find plenty of definitions if you google the term[1]. If you would like a more long form explanation I recommend reading what Paul Graham[2] wrote about it. But to quickly answer your question, being woke means being extremely political correct, to the point where it is just a performance. Paul defined it clearly:

> An aggressively performative focus on social justice.

But don't focus on the word "woke" in my comment.

1. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woke

2. https://paulgraham.com/woke.html

It's a pretty good definition if for some reason you think Paul Graham is in a position to decide what's "performative".