I hadn't actually considered their use in this light, and it certainly makes more sense the way you're talking about it. They suddenly seem useful as a tool for education and awareness instead of being a sort of tool for mockery and feeling superior.
That said, I'm pretty sure that the concept evolved from anti-buzzword bingo in its various forms, and that clearly was intended to be a tool for mockery so I wouldn't be surprised if your own reading is not that originally intended. Then again, I could care less. If this isn't what the author meant, it's probably what the author should have meant.
One of those early things I learned in analytic philosophy: you don't always fight the author's arguments, you fight the best arguments that could be made for their side. Always assume that people are smarter and better than they are.
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Date: 2008-02-27 03:55 pm (UTC)That said, I'm pretty sure that the concept evolved from anti-buzzword bingo in its various forms, and that clearly was intended to be a tool for mockery so I wouldn't be surprised if your own reading is not that originally intended. Then again, I could care less. If this isn't what the author meant, it's probably what the author should have meant.
One of those early things I learned in analytic philosophy: you don't always fight the author's arguments, you fight the best arguments that could be made for their side. Always assume that people are smarter and better than they are.
Anyway, thanks,
Ana