"Should" is word that shitty people use because it describes a desirable or expected state but makes no mention of how to get there. (hexbear.net)

submitted 8 months ago by InevitableSwing@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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[-] JohnBrownNote@hexbear.net 10 points 8 months ago

so you're saying people should not use the word should

[-] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I wish people translated political speech into everyday speech. If a parent asks their recalcitrant teenager to clean their room and the kid says "I should," - their parent will get mad. But pols and pundits use "should" in empty statements and the public doesn't even notice. "Should" is often pure bullshit.