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Julia Galef @juliagalef
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We need a word that means "lazy" but without the implied judgment -- like, the meaning should be "has a stronger-than-average dispreference for exerting effort"
Lots of good (& entertaining) suggestions here!

I realize now there's an SSC post on this, but my tweet was inspired by unrelated conversations.
Re: connotation creep, I think this word would be useful for individuals who want to adopt it in thinking about their lives, which is an easier problem to solve than "create a new word that becomes standard in the culture".
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