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Words describe the world, they do not determine it.
Tbh, in German something very similar happened. "Querdenker" ("outside-of-the-box-thinker") was not a bad term. It just denoted someone who would be maybe a little unconventional and quirky, but in a positive way.
Until Covid happened and the virus denier faction started calling themselves "Querdenker". Now this term means "conspiracy theorist nut".
I’m pretty sure that words which determine the world is a pretty good description of magic