>> PG is referring to the long-recognized practice of political dog-whistles here.
Serious question: what exactly do you mean by "political dog-whistle"?
No similar term is contained in the Paul Graham piece that was linked and I am genuinely curious what it is you are implying by this.
I have heard this term "political dog-whistle" thrown around over the past few years and for me it has somewhat poor metaphorical quality -- but that's just me.
Can you help me understand this term in the way you seem to understand it?
The act of using coded words, phrases or even emoji to say specific things to a specific group while seeming innocuous to the general public. It can be used for members of a group to acknowledge who each other are, or to rename issues so that they seem different to the general public, or to bring up events to push an agenda. [0]
It is the idea that certain beliefs are outside the Overton Window [1] of acceptable political discourse, but you want to signal your endorsement of that belief to your supporters without saying it outright, to preserve plausible deniability.
Serious question: what exactly do you mean by "political dog-whistle"?
No similar term is contained in the Paul Graham piece that was linked and I am genuinely curious what it is you are implying by this.
I have heard this term "political dog-whistle" thrown around over the past few years and for me it has somewhat poor metaphorical quality -- but that's just me.
Can you help me understand this term in the way you seem to understand it?