Giving a highly mimetic name to something, a really compelling object-level mental framework, and putting a personal narrative behind it is a really big deal and actually significantly alters people’s thought processes in a way they don’t easily detect. I don’t think any of you realize how powerful this is and I’m not actually sure that anyone should do this in any situation.
This is frame control. It’s interesting that several commentors have expressed unease about this post because in some sense it’s doing the thing it’s trying to point out.
This is frame control. It’s interesting that several commentors have expressed unease about this post because in some sense it’s doing the thing it’s trying to point out.
Right—in my opinion it’s better if it’s obvious!