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ziq OP wrote

I didn't know either until someone accused me of it yesterday.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essentialism

Really it's just some elitist philosophy-nerd catchphrase where they use the word as a crutch to attack ideas they perceive as threats to whatever thousands year old philosophical dogma they've decided to fuse with their identity, without actually having to explain why they find your idea so worthy of scorn. Passive aggressive af.

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macwa wrote

Can you show me what they said that made you upset? I can't find it.

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existential1 wrote

Thanks for posting, I must have missed all of this context. After having read these posts, I'd say I can see why people would argue but there will be no resolution. Both sides aren't necessarily wrong, and are completely correct if viewed from their own point of lens. And neither side seems to be interested in (or capable of) expressing the empathy necessary to close the gap. But, that's life on the internet.

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macwa wrote

That wiki made me even more confused to be honest.

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