shifter
One who, or that which, shifts or changes.
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And the PPS: Normally, when I write a late night thread, I’ll turn off comments or limit them to people I follow. The curse of being a Second Shifter is I wake up to some REALLY AWFUL mansplainy, hostile, stupid takes…
A shape shifter. Just like our president.
You clearly never had to work for a cokehead, a sex pest or an incompetent blame-shifter. I have quit or been fired from a number of jobs because I wouldn't kowtow.
After a somewhat long process, Blacksmith became a titan shifter!
I understand specific use cases. I'm thinking about the typical road bike with skinny tires. Unfortunately, I can't find the SRAM ETAP shifter for rim brakes anymore. I was going to upgrade. 🤷♂️
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One who, or that which, shifts or changes.
The cigarette is analogous to what linguists call a shifter, like the word I ; this device for expressing the irreducible particularity of my innermost self is universally available to every speaker and is thus the least particular thing…
“And the PPS: Normally, when I write a late night thread, I’ll turn off comments or limit them to people I follow. The curse of being a Second Shifter is I wake up to some REALLY AWFUL mansplainy, hostile, stupid takes. Don’t do that. You’ll get blocked.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(dated) Someone who plays tricks; a trickster.
The cigarette is analogous to what linguists call a shifter, like the word I ; this device for expressing the irreducible particularity of my innermost self is universally available to every speaker and is thus the least particular thing…
“A shape shifter. Just like our president.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“You clearly never had to work for a cokehead, a sex pest or an incompetent blame-shifter. I have quit or been fired from a number of jobs because I wouldn't kowtow.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“After a somewhat long process, Blacksmith became a titan shifter!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I understand specific use cases. I'm thinking about the typical road bike with skinny tires. Unfortunately, I can't find the SRAM ETAP shifter for rim brakes anymore. I was going to upgrade. 🤷♂️”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I transferred the Force ETAP group from my Lemond unicycles to to my Indy. Can't find the shifter/brake levers anywhere now!”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(linguistics) A word whose meaning changes depending on the situation, as by deixis.
The cigarette is analogous to what linguists call a shifter, like the word I ; this device for expressing the irreducible particularity of my innermost self is universally available to every speaker and is thus the least particular thing…
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