Another example in #a11y that is shifting meaning without logic is "neurodivergent" I'm not imposing on anyone's identity. Not my place. Just a semantic study. Neuro: related to nervous system. Divergence: different, unlike. Literal: My relation to nervous system is differerent.
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What we truly mean is "My thinking has significant difference." Logically, all individuals think differently in some way. In #a11y what we are attempting is to define a different kind of, well difference! We want to raise awareness. To be understood and accomodated with empathy.
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What words would have been logical and not shift meaning - which causes abstraction and confusion when we want clarity? Not easy, which in part is why we end up grabbing a term without applying Logic as in writing proofs. Language as a science uses logic, linguistics, algebra.
Apr 27, 2021 · 1:10 AM UTC
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