Timeline for Looking for a word, phrase or expression that means "liking something which is generally considered bad for you"?
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| Mar 8, 2023 at 17:24 | comment | added | gred44 | @HighPerformanceMark I am trying to find a word/expression/phrase which counters the use of dehumanising metaphors, specifically parasite metaphors, frequently found in British debates. Instead of calling such people 'scroungers/leeches/parasites' I am seeking terminology which expresses that these people are content with their life despite (and perhaps in spite of) what wider society generally condemns as 'bad'. | |
| Mar 7, 2023 at 16:44 | comment | added | High Performance Mark | I'm very confused what kind of word OP wants. When I read the question title I was expecting to find a search for a word to describe smokers or self-flagellists, or any of 101 other types indulging in self harm. Relaxing on a below-minimum-wage dole handed out by a beneficent state, what's bad about that? | |
| Mar 7, 2023 at 15:07 | history | edited | gred44 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Mar 6, 2023 at 14:09 | comment | added | Joachim | @gred44 Please edit in that last comment, since I didn't necessarily get that from your question (and some upvoted answers don't seem to fit that description, either). | |
| Mar 6, 2023 at 13:43 | answer | added | EleventhDoctor | timeline score: 0 | |
| Mar 3, 2023 at 18:08 | answer | added | alphabet | timeline score: 0 | |
| Mar 3, 2023 at 17:50 | answer | added | BeBlunt | timeline score: 1 | |
| Mar 3, 2023 at 16:44 | answer | added | user 66974 | timeline score: 1 | |
| Mar 3, 2023 at 14:41 | answer | added | TaliesinMerlin | timeline score: 2 | |
| Mar 3, 2023 at 13:59 | answer | added | bookmanu | timeline score: 3 | |
| Mar 3, 2023 at 13:47 | history | edited | gred44 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Mar 3, 2023 at 13:46 | comment | added | gred44 | Correct @Heartspring although I suppose there could be long-term less positive effects. Using the example above the 'bad' would be considered less disposable income/opportunities in life. A colleague just suggested 'the boiling frog' apologue where you gradually become desensitised to negative expectations you no longer feel the pain. | |
| Mar 3, 2023 at 13:45 | comment | added | Yosef Baskin | The title screams guilty pleasure, but the example is funding you have paid into that labels you entitled. | |
| Mar 3, 2023 at 13:32 | comment | added | Heartspring | To clarify: It is only considered bad, but it's not actually bad for you? | |
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| S Mar 3, 2023 at 13:28 | history | asked | gred44 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |