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fromPsychology Today
10 hours ago

When My Son Wasn't a Person but Was an Ape

Words don't have fixed meanings. Their meaning depends on context, history, and how we use them in everyday life. For example, depending on the context, a "bug" can be an insect on your plant, a glitch in your computer, or the virus making you cough. Now consider the word "ape." In casual conversation, "ape" usually refers to big, tailless, nonhuman primates like gorillas, chimpanzees, or orangutans.
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fromMedium
1 month ago

Design is a conversation

Design is a broad, multifaceted concept encompassing outputs, methods, processes, and human thinking, deserving preservation and specificity despite expanding meanings.
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