Anonymous #1 1w

don’t forget fictive kin too

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Anonymous #1 1w

what’s that

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Anonymous #2 1w

yeah ngl I wouldn’t want my kids to drink until college and vape NEVER and there’s some people I just wouldn’t trust to not discourage them from that stuff

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Anonymous OP 1w

it’s basically just everyone who’s involved as if they’re blood related but aren’t (like the close friends but can be even broader)

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Anonymous #1 1w

oh I looked it up yeah most immigrant communities have that with them calling adult family friends uncle and aunty. “Fictive kin” is way too academic jargon tho😭 science communication people

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Anonymous OP 1w

it’s such a fun term tho i like saying it and then also telling people what it means bc now we both know it

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Anonymous #1 1w

In science communication we’re taught to not use jargon and explain the concepts we study in the regular language that people speak on the daily. Or else people think of academics as these people with their heads in the clouds doing theoreticals instead of living in the real world and that lessens trust in science. It’s a huge issue in climate science and sociology specifically

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Anonymous OP 1w

very valid, i kind of switch back and forth? like i want to be understandable but also id like to disseminate the info on how to better understand the jargon ya know? so academic language isn’t as opaque for those who do want to look into it but aren’t part of the field or in academia at all

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