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HPsquared
149 days ago
"Rage bait" is 2025 Oxford Word of the Year. We are reaching saturation levels now, I think, where people are becoming aware of it.
https://corp.oup.com/news/the-oxford-word-of-the-year-2025-i...
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johnnyanmac
149 days ago
Exposure is a good first step. But what action is taken with that awareness? We seem to be in that post truth era where being told what's happening before your eyes is at best met with apathy and at worst rejected.
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01HNNWZ0MV43FF
149 days ago
I'm glad people are aware of it. 7 years I heard about The Scissor on SSC and wasn't sure if people would ever believe it:
https://slatestarcodex.com/2018/10/30/sort-by-controversial/
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