# You know what I hate? How the word empowerment lost its original use and context

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [January 28, 2018, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-i-hate-how-the-word-empowerment-lost-its-original-use-and-context/807678 "2018-01-28T21:44:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Luciano700](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Luciano700](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luciano700)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-i-hate-how-the-word-empowerment-lost-its-original-use-and-context/807678/301 "2018-02-04T21:10:59Z")

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> [@SteveG1](#):
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> Time for the lecture…  
> First you need to learn how to focus on one thing at a time.
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> Second you need to get out more and interact with more people so you can start developing a sense of how things are vs how people (you too) see them.
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> Third, you really need to build up your internal bullshit detector.
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> And finally, it is not our job to teach you. We can give you our opinions, we can give you examples or data, but it is not our job.
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> I for one will NOT teach you. I’ve had too many shit heads demand more and more evidence, cites, proof, only for them to totally ignore it. So screw that. I won’t waste my time. Get off your ass, and teach yourself, just like we had to. Find your own cites and information. Just remember a lot of stuff out there is bullshit, given by too many trolls with an agenda.

Yessir, I am trying to work on gaining more responsibility. In fact I am on my way to the library to work on some essay for school that matter.

As far as interacting goes, is really hard due to all my years of being held back and marginalized, but on the other hand I am trying to get off my phone, trying to take more walks , exercise, etc.

Also, I am trying to visit the gym more often, that’s where I am working at my best for friendship.  
And yes even I am trying to work on resisting my urges to go sometimes fully biased. This is why even though I am going for the conservative bandwagon, I am actually wanting to work out my political beliefs more accurately. We need to maintain some tradition, but we also need to have our personal freedoms at the same time. That’s how I feel really.

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**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-i-hate-how-the-word-empowerment-lost-its-original-use-and-context/807678/302 "2018-02-04T21:23:15Z")

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Don’t go on the conservative band wagon. Don’t go on the liberal band wagon. Don’t get on anyone’s bandwagon. And stop with the excuses. Just DO something. Not for us, for YOU.

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**Author:** ![Luciano700](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Luciano700](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luciano700)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-i-hate-how-the-word-empowerment-lost-its-original-use-and-context/807678/303 "2018-02-04T22:02:29Z")

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> [@SteveG1](#):
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> Don’t go on the conservative band wagon. Don’t go on the liberal band wagon. Don’t get on anyone’s bandwagon. And stop with the excuses. Just DO something. Not for us, for YOU.

Yessir

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