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Is “Weaponized Anxiety” The New Weaponized Incompetence?

Is “Weaponized Anxiety” The New Weaponized Incompetence?

Delmaine Donson/E+/Getty ImagesIt’s a new week on the internet, and that means there’s probably at least one buzzy new phrase floating around. Weaponized incompetence caught on a few years ago as a term to describe that state of intentional idiocy (“I just don’t know how to do it the way you like it!”) about simple household tasks that lets one partner avoid doing their share of the domestic labor. If you do a little Googling, you might come across the term “weaponized anxiety” on forums like Reddit. What is weaponized anxiety, and is it a real thing?As someone diagnosed with generalized anxie...

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