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[-] WesternInfidels@feddit.online 4 points 3 days ago

I think the psychology community is probably mistaken, outdated, or out of touch on the "stigmatizing" point. The TESCREAL assholes love to think of themselves as "dark triad" or "dark personality," they fantasize about bringing about a "dark enlightenment." "Dark" isn't stigmatizing, it's cool. It's sensational. For that reason, I think it would be great to have a different term. One that wasn't cool.

(A little aside here: You think the psychologists should be trusted to choose the most appropriate terms, yes? Where did the current "dark" terminology, which is apparently so problematic, come from? I don't actually know the answer. Do you?)

So my suggestion was specifically to find a term that wasn't cool like "dark" is. My focus wasn't on avoiding stigma, because I don't care if the sorts of people who would be happy to put me and my family in a concentration camp felt stigmatized. But hey, if you want to stick up for their feelings and dignity, you go ahead. You're still free to do that. You will always be free to stick up for them.

So you don't like "defective." Okay. Maybe "antagonistic" would work.

I am very smart, and frankly, anyone who says my idea is obviously fucking stupid is contradicting the psychology community

The contrast you think you see is there because you're not absorbing my point. Maybe that's partly my fault. I think it's partly your fault, though. You've charged into this with a chip on your shoulder.

whose opinions on this I’m literally just now glancing at

Yup! Is that a scientific argument, though? Should it matter if I'm an expert or not?

this post was submitted on 29 Jun 2026
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