Bonus points if it’s usually misused/misunderstood by the people who say it

  • @calypsopub
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    111 year ago

    “Settled science.” Used by people who don’t understand that science at its heart is constantly questioning everything.

    • @[email protected]
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      1 year ago

      We’re taught that intelligence is performative. So most people think intelligence is answer driven, clever people know that it’s question driven. But a gameshow where contestants ask the right questions might not do as well as Jeopardy.

      Edit: my dumb ass picks the gameshow where you famously have to literally ask the right questions as an example.