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Apparently Robert Jay Lifton came up with the term:

"The group interprets or uses words and phrases in new ways so that often the outside world does not understand."       (Loading the Language)

See also"thought-terminating clichés".

Meanwhile back at the sportsball club...

Not my entire feeling on sports, but kinda fandom in general.

Moral Injury

So came across this today.

In other words war is evil and full of inherent sin, even when it seems necessary/justified.

Personal Uniforms

Few thoughts:

1. I have considered something like a "personal uniform" from time to time.
2. This article has some good and relevant thoughts on the subject.
3. Although I'm not in to dresses, I like the roll-up sleeve and neck of the dress depicted.
4. The graphic itself is also pretty neat in general.  Made me think of this post where David Malki points out Aaron Draplin's discussion of logo (and product) design inspired by old time design principals.

On video games

Feel like this can apply to a lot of forms of expression:

Fuck Video Games

The Look(s) of Success!

The Seven Strong Men

 . . . the stone pillars were once an entourage of Samoyeds giants walking through the mountains to Siberia in order to destroy the Mansi people. However, upon seeing the holy Mansi mountains, the shaman of the giants dropped his drum and the entire team froze into the stone pillars.

- Manpupuner Rock Formations, Wikipedia

Locally, the Seven Strong Men have adopted a legendary status, especially considering their location just a hair below the Arctic Circle. Adding to their legend are reports of a feeling of contentedness when visiting the towers. According to some visitors, all desires seem to float away during a visit to the area and local lore claims that spirits gathered in the area during ancient times.

- Atlas Obscura