Author: Jason
Micro Learning (30) The Artisan (5) The Healer (8) The Sage (13)
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Gaslighting, Explained in Plain English
Something happened. You remember it clearly. Then the other person insists, with total confidence, that it didn’t. Or that it happened completely differently than…
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Concern Trolling, Explained in Plain English
Someone shows up in a debate not to argue the other side. Instead, they gently worry aloud that your side is “hurting its own…
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Is It Wrong to Ghost Someone?
Is it wrong to ghost someone, or does silence sometimes make more sense than an explanation? The read receipt turns on. The three dots…
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Sealioning, Explained in Plain English
Someone raises a pointed criticism. Instead of a real response, they get a flood of relentlessly polite questions. “Can you prove that?” “Do you…
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Echo Chamber, Explained in Plain English
Someone posts an opinion. Every reply agrees, builds on it, or piles onto whoever pushed back. Nobody in the conversation seems to have heard…
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Filter Bubble, Explained in Plain English
You search for one thing, click a few results, and for weeks afterward your feed seems to already agree with you about it. Nobody…
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The Overton Window, Explained in Plain English
A policy idea that would have ended a politician’s career a decade ago now gets a mainstream hearing. It draws barely any controversy at…
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Whataboutism, Explained in Plain English
Someone raises a criticism. Instead of a direct response, the reply points to a completely different situation. There, the other side supposedly did something…
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Greenwashing, Explained in Plain English
A product’s packaging is suddenly covered in leaves, the color green, and the word “sustainable” — in three different places. Somewhere between the marketing…
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Quiet Quitting, Explained in Plain English
A coworker starts logging off at exactly five and stops volunteering for anything extra. Somehow, this becomes a whole online debate about whether they’re…