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What's a 'dirty word' that you hate hearing when it's used to describe something or someone? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by infyrin@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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I hate the word 'Consumer' or I mockingly call it 'CONSOOMER'. Because that's to imply everyone in the world is just cattle, but with wallets. We're no longer customers. We're consumers now. And a consumer's purpose is to consume shit, whatever is put out there. Got money? Shut up and consume, it's what corporate interests and capitalism itself thrive on. Consume and consume.

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[–] Moobythegoldensock@lemm.ee 81 points 1 year ago (5 children)

“Customer” in a healthcare setting.

[–] CylonBunny@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Well at least health care hasn’t started using the word consumer yet!

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Consumer = customer stuck on treadwheel.

[–] PetDinosaurs@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

People have been called this in the cosmetic and otherwise elective space for a very long time.

Because that's what they are.

[–] hark@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

They avoid using that term and instead use "patient" but these are patients of money extracting procedures regardless.

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I haven't seen that in healthcare settings yet. Just curious what context it was in specifically.

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

service user

[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks, I hate that, as well

[–] coffinwood@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

"Customer" in an unemployment agency setting. Before you call a person customer, treat them like one.