I think you’re thinking of “high/low-value.” Regardless, hateful people will often try to wrap their ideology in terminology designed to mimic academic or scientific writing in order to appear logical or disspassionate. The red pill use of “hypergamy” is another common example.
It is very common, probably stems from the time when that kind of bullshit would actually be considered “respected” science. I have to ask what’s wrong with the word degenerate? I have used the word my whole life, and now I’m mildly concerned, lol.
As someone who studied econ, I feel like I should take offense ;D
Degenerate, in slang more commonly degen, is more or less a term for a low-life or morally repugnant behavior. It seems to have been picked up by the stock market gambling community (which is kinda funny in this context, didn’t know that), but I recall it being a thing over a decade ago in the circles that community is enmeshed with, such as 4chan. Was used to denounce gays, masturbation, that kind of thing.
I think you’re thinking of “high/low-value.” Regardless, hateful people will often try to wrap their ideology in terminology designed to mimic academic or scientific writing in order to appear logical or disspassionate. The red pill use of “hypergamy” is another common example.
“Often try,” more like almost always. There isn’t a word in economics that I’ve regularly heard used correctly. Not a fucking one.
My favorite, which is not from Econ: degenerate.
It is very common, probably stems from the time when that kind of bullshit would actually be considered “respected” science. I have to ask what’s wrong with the word degenerate? I have used the word my whole life, and now I’m mildly concerned, lol.
As someone who studied econ, I feel like I should take offense ;D
Degenerate, in slang more commonly degen, is more or less a term for a low-life or morally repugnant behavior. It seems to have been picked up by the stock market gambling community (which is kinda funny in this context, didn’t know that), but I recall it being a thing over a decade ago in the circles that community is enmeshed with, such as 4chan. Was used to denounce gays, masturbation, that kind of thing.