[mosquitobiten]

Haven't we been doing exactly what you say since like forever? Aren't "asshole" or "creep" or "nice" just labels coined a long time ago that already distort someones actual behavior or some situation between 2 people? Or used for being mocked or commended? I say at least in current times the new generations are expanding that vocabulary in trying to be more precise but the people that are more of a following type keep defaulting to exclusionary behavior.

[rf15]

Yes, but this time it's with the veneer of scientific legitimacy.

[mosquitobiten]

It's certainly not uncommon for specialists in any scientific field to roll their eyes when someone outside their discipline discusses their work.

[colechristensen]

"asshole" isn't an identity or a diagnosis