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[arcticbull]

That's a really interesting insight! I hadn't caught myself doing that, thanks for pointing it out.

[seneca → arcticbull]

Yeah, it's funny how we work. Heck, read my comment, you can probably just as easily pick out my ideology. I wonder if linguistics has a term for that. It's something like "spin", but not exactly because it's not intentional or malicious.

[arcticbull → seneca]

Yeah, it's a great example of how subconscious bias shapes linguistic constructions. I'm sure we all do this all the time :)

[sbenitoj → arcticbull]

It’s not a coincidence — you use “we” because you’re a progressive and progressives view themselves as part of the government. Conservatives use “they” because they (rightly) understand they’re NOT in power.

[arcticbull → sbenitoj]

Well, in a democracy we all are, that’s kind of the idea for better or worse.