I'm not sure what the last paragraph is getting at.😀
As for consensus building? Of course and the many pockets of smaller tribes gives one more choices, so they can find the one that fits them best or start a new one.
As for words and their meanings, you seem to be flexible here. Just remember, we are conditioned to resist change and tend to see through a lens of what we are used to.
To move forward, we must see past our conditioning.😀