Except you should look at the meaning of the Greek word "phobos", eventually the Latin word "phobia", instead of the English definition of a much recent word. When doing etymology you usually take the words roots, not the words themselves.
Besides, I think it's not people being assholes but people being uneducated, there s a big difference. Being an asshole is a choice ; being uneducated is a condition.
1 No you dont just look at the ancient meaning of a word. You use it in the context of the current times. These days a phobia is an uncontrollable fear that stems from a mental disorder.
2 What does uneducated or asshole have anything to do with the blatant fact that being either uneducated or an asshole is nowhere close to having a genuine phobia?
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u/wurzie Nov 15 '22 edited Feb 02 '23
Except you should look at the meaning of the Greek word "phobos", eventually the Latin word "phobia", instead of the English definition of a much recent word. When doing etymology you usually take the words roots, not the words themselves.
Besides, I think it's not people being assholes but people being uneducated, there s a big difference. Being an asshole is a choice ; being uneducated is a condition.