#terminology — Public Fediverse posts

Words shape reality. In the US/UK, 'Fiduciary Duty' almost exclusively forces directors to serve the shareholder. In the European Social Economy, the legal concept of 'Intérêt Collectif' frees them to serve the community. ⚖️

The Social Economy Glossary maps these 'untranslatables' so we can stop importing extractive logic into democratic economic spaces. 📖

https://rootandbranch.online/library/social-economy-glossary/

#SocialEconomy #EconomicDemocracy #TheCommons #Law #Terminology

#Vocabulary selection is important. Sometimes, a change of #terminology is idiotic at best. For example, we abolished #homelessness, now we only have #unhoused. Sorry, WTF? Changing from prostitute to sex-worker, that makes sense, as prostitution has always been tied to bad morals and judgement. Here using the slur argument has merit. I've not really been convinced with the r-word, but for those called such derogitorially, for them the change was #empowering, so I'm happy to run with it. /1

Being a psychologist on the internet can be frustrating.

4/4: (adult) Attachment (theory)

#psychology #poppsychology #pseudoscience #language #terminology #frustration #ackshully #attachment #secure #insecure #anxious #avoidant #anxiousavoidant #bowlby #ainsworth #crying

Ancient Echoes
https://www.etymonline.com/columns/post/ancient-echoes
#ycombinator #online_etymology_dictionary #English_dictionary #英语词源在线词典 #etymologie #этимология #etimoloji #etimologia #etymologi #ετυμολογία #origin #history #prefix #suffix #thesaurus #glossary #translation #language #define #definition #meaning #spelling #terminology #medical #computer #education #science #biology #trending_words #reference #free_dictionary