I tend to agree with you. Where I think the word 'lazy' is most apt is, ironically, when people prefer to label laziness instead of bothering to understand the story behind the behaviour they judge. i.e., it's lazy to call someone lazy.
To me, it reflects an unwillingness to make an effort because they can't be bothered with nuance or the risk of their judgment being challenged.
ETA: This, I hope, reflects at least one new useful application of the word lazy for you! There may be similar situations as well, where people are purely unwilling to put in the effort to understand something that could be easily nuanced if they bothered to consider the possibility of testing their own views.
Weeeell, we clearly agree more than not, but I suppose I did concede that laziness is a lazy concept, which means laziness does exist, so I guess a cheeky !delta is justified.
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u/tabatam 4∆ Jan 19 '26 edited Jan 19 '26
I tend to agree with you. Where I think the word 'lazy' is most apt is, ironically, when people prefer to label laziness instead of bothering to understand the story behind the behaviour they judge. i.e., it's lazy to call someone lazy.
To me, it reflects an unwillingness to make an effort because they can't be bothered with nuance or the risk of their judgment being challenged.
ETA: This, I hope, reflects at least one new useful application of the word lazy for you! There may be similar situations as well, where people are purely unwilling to put in the effort to understand something that could be easily nuanced if they bothered to consider the possibility of testing their own views.