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Strypey on Nostr: I know, I said I wouldn't, but ... Cy > words based on "economy" have a rich history ...

I know, I said I wouldn't, but ...


> words based on "economy" have a rich history of people insisting on what they must mean

That's how words come to have meaning. Especially words for abstract phenomena that you can't poke with a stick. What other way is there, a Word Meaning Committee?

Here's a practical example of a problem where a Culture War framing misses the point entirely, but a political-economic analysis enables us to grasp what's actually going on;

https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/@strypey/116916081947443880