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amish_fortnite_gamer t1_iu7mjsn wrote

Reply to comment by strangefolk in Social Media Giants Systemically Fail on Hate and Disinformation, Report Says by HowMyDictates

  • Misinformation (1580-90)
  • Disinformation (1965-70)

Misinformation vs Disinformation

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strangefolk t1_iu7n6ht wrote

I've seen this before and I'm sure it's true. Cute, but neither term was in common usage. The real reason it's used is because it's a more polite way to call someone a liar and/or an idiot.

The goal, as defined by how we saw it used not what people say it's for - like in your link, is to shoot down opposing views as wrongthink, not simply clarify a misunderstanding. That's what I mean when I say these terms are politicized.

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amish_fortnite_gamer t1_iu7so3v wrote

You clearly played hooky on the day that they covered Latin root words in your English class. You are free to reject the accepted definitions for words, but don't act surprised when people disunderstand you the same.

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strangefolk t1_iu7t2qc wrote

I don't have anything more to add. Per my previous comment, your etymology is a manipulative shell game engineered to distract.

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amish_fortnite_gamer t1_iu7tqqf wrote

Disunderstand (dis-un-der-stand) (verb)

  1. Refusal to concede an idea. Unwillingness to acknowledge or attempt to understand a given concept, principle, act, or activity for fear that such understanding or acknowledgement is antithetical to one's own principles.

  2. To fail to comprehend or understand why something is the way it is, when it is obvious that the situation should be otherwise or the situation defies logic or common sense. Similar in meaning to misunderstand, however it implies that the speaker blames the source, often a person or group of people, for intentionally causing confusion or simply being too lazy to clarify the situation.

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