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I miss the term neurosis. It seems like we're taking another step on Pinker's Euphemism Treadmill.

Can that be avoided? Eventually any term loses its connection with the best available knowledge, and becomes a way to avoid thinking - an euphemism. We then need a new updated term. Eventually that term too will be outdated, but at least it was useful for a while.

Came here to make a similar comment. Scientists are not supposed to be activists - focusing on eliminating words that carry stigma from popular (or scientific) use makes me question not just objectivity but qualifications as a scientist.

Is there any space that ideologues haven't infested yet?

No, I'm very sorry report that there are exactly zero areas of human action, practice, or thought that aren't infested with ideology.

There's a difference between ideology and an ideologue. One may believe in something while at least attempting to compartmentalize it's influence over ones work. I feel like that sort of self-restriction is increasingly absent in much of the professional and academic world.

Yeah, sure, everything is political, but that doesn't mean you are obligated to inject your politics into everything.

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