Will never understand the position that those who scrabble for freelance writing work are "grifters" while those with six-figure sinecures based on - according to this tweet itself - being "well-connected" are serious people doing honest, noble work.https://twitter.com/lemeilleurpat/status/1263137537784082432 …
that words need to be retired. It shows up either in condescending language like this or when two rival freelance people are duking it out
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Yes, it's just a stupid word. It basically means "I don't like you", as
@BDSixsmith pointed out:https://bsixsmith.wordpress.com/2019/01/20/on-grifting-and-grifters/ … -
This GQ article seems to have started, though it didn't really explain what made those people 'grifters' either. It's been a stock insult since then.http://archive.is/AZo2c
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