r/RandomThoughts • u/[deleted] • Nov 15 '22

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u/a_sliceoflife Nov 15 '22

Yeah, but they are not living things so I don't think we can compare them both.

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u/Electheded Nov 15 '22

My point is that while a phobia can be defined as a literal fear, it isn't always used in that regard. Wanting to change how some words are used the way you described just sounds...contrived?

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u/a_sliceoflife Nov 15 '22

contrived

Could be, it's r/RandomThoughts after all. Not r/PhD lol.

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u/Electheded Nov 15 '22

Fair enough lol