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> but there are a lot of people in power who do. And use ignorance of it against you.

How can someone use a word against you that you don't understand the meaning or history of? if I make up a word, and starting using it in some discreet and secret way, what have I achieved? if my word is derived from an older word with a forgotten meaning, what still have I achieved? finding connections between things doesn't necessarily give those connections meaning except in your own interpretation.



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