• aeronmelon@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Fan was originally short for fanatic, but language changes over time and now it means someone who likes something or someone. These “people” do not like, they hate. They are not fans, they are fanatics. And even that term feels too kind.

      • Carighan Maconar@lemmy.world
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        10 months ago

        Oh sure they’re people. Otherwise there’d be no legal basis for jailing them and throwing the key away, so that’s an important aspect.