• lemmy_outta_here@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    Every word is made up. The fact that, centuries ago, the word solipsism was brand new did not detract from its value.

    Having personally felt the sensation that is now called sonder, i am happy that someone coined a word to describe it. Like solipsism, sonder relates to theory of mind, and now theorists in that field have a concise tool to refer to something that used to take a couple of sentences to describe.

    Without neologisms, a language is dead.

    • TimewornTraveler@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      7 days ago

      it’s one thing to coin a new word that gets used.

      It’s another thing to walk around acting like the word your little brother made up is common place knowledge

      Sonder is a poor relation to solipsism anyway. it sounds like an adjective for a feeling whereas solipsism refers to a nominal belief. it’s just irritating

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        7 days ago

        It’s another thing to walk around acting like the word your little brother made up is common place knowledge

        Did anyone here do that? It seems more like someone tried to teach someone something, and someone else said “NO, THAT KNOWLEDGE ISNT COMMON ENOUGH, SHUT UP”