I believe that the discussion of language is currently an underrated component of rationality. The language we use constantly biases us and restricts the way that we see the world. At the same time, many of these influences are so small that they aren’t worth writing a separate post about. So what are some examples you’ve seen recently of where language is misleading? Try to keep it to one example or one set of related examples per top-level post.
Open thread: Language
I believe that the discussion of language is currently an underrated component of rationality. The language we use constantly biases us and restricts the way that we see the world. At the same time, many of these influences are so small that they aren’t worth writing a separate post about. So what are some examples you’ve seen recently of where language is misleading? Try to keep it to one example or one set of related examples per top-level post.