No one is discussing whether it’s a “good” definition, just that it’s understandable, this isn’t a disagreement on the “moral rightness” of whether to define hierarchy that way, just that it’s intelligible and consistent.

Also, actually fuck off comparing anarchists having a specific definition of hierarchy to homophobic bullshit, that is entirely in bad faith and I KNOW you know that.

This isn’t an “in-group”, you aren’t being excluded, they aren’t trying to obscure what they’re talking about. They’ve come to an understanding that when THEY say “hierarchy” they mean something different, stop trying to assign some devious motive to it. I get why it annoys you when an anarchist SHOULD know they’re talking to people unfamiliar with that usage, or act difficult and refuse to acknowledge that the term means something different in general usage. That doesn’t ALL anarchist do that, or even that those that DO are trying specifically to fuck with you.

The reasons behind the specific definition is pretty complex, but you have to understand, when anarchists are talking about these systems they don’t want to spend a whole page PRECISELY explaining what they mean every single time. Many writings are translated from other languages, or written in english by people who aren’t native english speakers, “jargon” here is kinda necessary for ease of communication. Are you gonna get mad if you hang out with some electricians don’t understand what the hell they’re talking about when they start using technical terminology?

Wrong, it’s how the term is used in a lot of anarchist literature because precisely defining what they mean by “hierarchy” is important for discussions about it. So yes, it’s a bit of out joint with Standard English usage of the term, that doesn’t make it wrong. They aren’t being obscurantists, or trying to fuck with you by using hyper specific terminology to trick you into thinking they mean something else. Also words can’t be “co opt’d”, different groups use them differently all the time, it’s a normal feature of all languages don’t be an ass about it.

It’s the problem that occurs when a term that is being used in a narrow more academic context makes contact with people who use it in a more colloquial conversational sense. Neither definition is “wrong” really, it’s just very confusing unless clarified, and becomes a problem when both sides refuse to understand that context comes into play here.

You’re Damn Right.

It really do suck that Jon Nödtveidt had to be so fucking good AND a completely unhinged lunatic killer.

Who needs to brush your teeth anyways? I’m sure this Woodford Reserve will keep my mouth disinfected .