Anonymous C replied with this 3 years ago, 17 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,207,361
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Individually, I know what they mean. The phrase "conspiracy theory", however, has taken on a primary, popular meaning that refers to false theories created by paranoid people with no evidence. You used it as a phrase. Perhaps, if you had explained that you meant a theory about people conspiring to do something, there would have been no misunderstanding.
Anonymous C double-posted this 3 years ago, 53 seconds later, 2 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,207,362
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It's like the word "gay". Yes, it means "happy", but in modern English, its primary meaning has come to mean "homosexual". So, if you use it, you should expect people to understand the primary, modern meaning unless you specify otherwise.
> Individually, I know what they mean. The phrase "conspiracy theory", however, has taken on a primary, popular meaning that refers to false theories created by paranoid people with no evidence. You used it as a phrase. Perhaps, if you had explained that you meant a theory about people conspiring to do something, there would have been no misunderstanding.
Incorrect. The modern and often contradictory use of the phrase that you speak of is simply reserved for any idea that is against the official established narrative. Almost like the control of the public narrative in the USSR.
In any case, the sensible meaning of the phrase includes what I said in the OP. Thanks.