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I came across an interesting quote this morning:
" ...'social' is a weasel word that has acquired the power to empty the nouns it qualifies of their meanings"
F.A Hayek 'Our Poisoned Language, The Fatal Conceit
...and it's true, put social in front of any verb and it becomes meaningless:
Social Justice
Social Equality
Social Housing
Social Worker
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