"Louros" (louros)
04/04/2014 at 22:35 • Filed to: None
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"Louros" (louros)
04/04/2014 at 22:35 • Filed to: None | 2
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It literally means nothing. Who's with me?
Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
> Louros
04/04/2014 at 22:37 |
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But the base word, "enthuse" is just such a great word to say.
PushToStart
> Louros
04/04/2014 at 22:38 |
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just curious, do you have some reasoning to back that up or...? It's hard to agree without an explanation, lol
user6548845
> Louros
04/04/2014 at 22:38 |
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Suggest a replacement moniker and I'll consider your proposal.
ddavidn
> Louros
04/04/2014 at 22:39 |
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I'm... not with you.
-An enthusiast of many things
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Louros
> user6548845
04/04/2014 at 22:41 |
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No replacement. I refuse to be contained by a label.
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Louros
> PushToStart
04/04/2014 at 22:43 |
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If you need an explanation you're not with me. Carry on.
Leadbull
> Louros
04/04/2014 at 22:44 |
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I'd just like to point out that "a sports car enthusiast" is the first example given when you google "enthusiast". That's cool.
Also, if you read the definition, you can figure out what the word means.
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user6548845
> Louros
04/04/2014 at 22:45 |
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PushToStart
> Louros
04/04/2014 at 22:45 |
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well I mean, I don't see what's wrong with the word, but then again, I haven't honestly thought about it much, however I do consider myself an enthusiast of numerous things.
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user6548845
> Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
04/04/2014 at 22:46 |
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Like smock.
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Louros
> user6548845
04/04/2014 at 22:47 |
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I would recommend this more than once if I could
Big Bubba Ray
> Louros
04/04/2014 at 22:48 |
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what reason do you have for wanting to get rid of this word?
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user6548845
> Louros
04/04/2014 at 22:51 |
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You know how we do.
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Louros
> Big Bubba Ray
04/04/2014 at 22:51 |
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It's trash. It implies every "car enthusiast" should be into the same sort of things and conform to a set of intangible rules established by a "vocal majority" comprised largely of internet commenters
Flat Six
> Louros
04/04/2014 at 22:58 |
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Enthusiast is a zillion times better than "prosumer". Don't complain.
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Big Bubba Ray
> Louros
04/04/2014 at 22:59 |
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In my opinion, that's not at all what the word means. It simply means that you like something. All of us here are car enthusiasts. Some of us like stanced cars, others like bro trucks, some like motorcycles. We're all car enthusiasts.
If you want to get rid of the word, what would you use to replace it?
PS9
> Louros
04/04/2014 at 23:09 |
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Are you a living creature? Do you belong to a species? Do you belong to a gender? Do you favor partners of a specific gender or not? Do you have a last name? Do you have an occupation? Do you have a high-school education? Do you have more than a high school education? Do you have a professionally recognized skill? Do you have an ethnicity? Do you have a nationality? Do you live in a state within your country? Do you have things you like to do that other also like to do?
If you can answer 'yes' to any of that - especially the first five - then your fight against being contained by a label was lost at birth.
PardonMyFlemish16
> Louros
04/04/2014 at 23:13 |
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I agree. Lot of folks hide behind that label to engage in judgment and snark without really actually having any enthusiast chops.
jsmizira
> Louros
04/04/2014 at 23:38 |
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Technically we are all enthusiast about something but us here on oppo are more we are "Opponauts"! Like regular automotive enthusiast we get excited but unlike regular auto enthusiast we are required to be open to a variety of transport, have a desire to seek out really cool stuff that we have never seen before, and, last but certainly not least, not be dicks. Ask an enthusiast if he oppo's and if he knows what's up you found a friend.
JACU - I've got bonifides.
> Louros
04/04/2014 at 23:52 |
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Ah. You're one of those "unlabeled" people then.
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Louros
> Big Bubba Ray
04/04/2014 at 23:52 |
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My point is there shouldn't be a catchall word like it. There should not be a particular word to replace it.
ttyymmnn
> Louros
04/05/2014 at 00:02 |
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Here's the definition Google gives us, which Leadbull provided earlier: a person who is highly interested in a particular activity or subject.
I suppose that being enthusiastic about something doesn't necessarily connote an encyclopedic knowledge of the topic. I'm enthusiastic about smoking cigars, but I really only know about two or three brands personally. If you ask me for a recommendation, I'll only suggest those which I know. So, if somebody is using the term enthusiast to imply that they are all-knowing in a subject, you are correct, and a better term is warranted.
I think the best term in this case is aficionado . Here's the Google definition, emphasis is mine: a person who is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about an activity, subject, or pastime . It's a great word, but it carries a bit of baggage with it because it sounds kind of snooty or highbrow. Continuing the cigar analogy, think about Cigar Aficionado magazine: thick enough to use it as a doorstop, full of pretentious reviews and photographs of people smoking ridiculously priced cigars. It's definitely geared towards those who (think they) know a lot about cigars, but as an average reader you feel you are missing out on some superior life experience because you don't smoke the same Cohibas that Arnold Schwarzenegger does. And even though it's a better word, do you really want to be a car aficionado?
So, I would say that enthusiast is a fine word, as long as you don't misuse it. And I guess that was your whole point from the beginning. But let's not ban the word. Let's just realize that most who use the term have no idea what it really means.
CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist)
> Louros
04/05/2014 at 00:07 |
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yeah. Too easily abusable
Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast
> user6548845
04/05/2014 at 00:34 |
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And intermittently.
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ttyymmnn
> Leadbull
04/05/2014 at 00:40 |
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I took your definition and went a bit further:
http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/heres-the-defi…
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Leadbull
> ttyymmnn
04/05/2014 at 00:56 |
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You can now put "Better than Google" on your resumé.
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ttyymmnn
> Leadbull
04/05/2014 at 00:58 |
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I'm a word guy. I can't help it.
master85D
> Louros
04/05/2014 at 11:03 |
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If it dies, then all that is left is the word "nerd."
George McNally
> Louros
04/06/2014 at 15:22 |
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When I am at the mall and I see a morbidly obese person......instead of calling them fat- I call them a funnel cake enthusiast......yeah, I know I'm going to hell.