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Anatolia is a Greek word. Read some. It will give you confidence about yourself so you don't seek confirmation from every piece.


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_DeadFred_11/07/2024

And your point other than a personal attack on my feelings of self worth (in direct violation of not just the rules but the ethos of Hacker News)?

Anatolia is a location, not a culture. This is an article on cultural changes. Using Anatolia, a large region of land, as a descriptor for culture seems weird an needlessly imprecise in an archeological/anthropological sense for an article talking about an impact on cultures (what cultures?). Why would someone use 'Greek-style athletic contests' when 'greek athletic contests' is a more accurate/direct/correct description?

It is totally valid to say 'I don't like the current trend of twisting words/obfuscating, it sucks and makes me defensive reading the article, and the use of this less descriptive subsubstition and zero direct mention triggered that distrust'. Or are you saying I should just brainlessly consume everything I read online and to do otherwise is somehow not manly?

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