Converting descriptive concepts into prescriptive ones is both a problem with and a hallmark of our times.
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willful misinterpretation gets clicks, all news is good news, etc.
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I attribute much of descriptive —> prescriptive to the equivocal meaning of “necessary” as “condition which had/has to precede thing” and “there is no alternative.”
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there's also a tendency to make negative qualities subjects of intense debate and positive qualities taboo to discuss. for example, juxtapose poverty rates vs. high IQ scores
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