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Why is it stupid? First, it includes a group of people that do not identify as male or female (physically, or in identity). Then it removes ordinal priority.
by zhte415 9y ago
Why is it stupid?
First, it includes a group of people that do not identify as male or female (physically, or in identity).
Then it removes ordinal priority. Take email. In your To: field, who goes first? The person with the email address starting with 'a'? The most senior? A bunch of over-thinking can go into that, which 'people' removes that. Or in email, "Dear All,"
And then, 'people' could be a team. HN startups seem to be all about, though not exclusively, teams that are co-founders; what one achieves would not be possible without the other. So 'people' makes logical sense where pairs or teams are included.
And if there was a baby that had changed the world through software, I'd sure like to meet that baby. Children do hack and create things. And kids have influence on others. The smallest thing can inspire another, so yeah, that voice should be included too. Include kids! Or experiences when kids!
- owebmaster 9y ago> And if there was a baby that had changed the world through software, I'd sure like to meet that baby. Children do hack and create things. And kids have influence on others. The smallest thing can inspire another, so yeah, that voice should be included too. Include kids! Or experiences when kids! This is not up to you. It is not your project. "woman and man" are inclusive enough, because they cover 100% born people. You can have an even more sensitive (not inclusive because 100% is the limit) approach but it is a matter of taste, nobody is entitled to be lecturing people about how should they approach their customers.
- drakonka 9y agoI don't think they were lecturing, it was just a suggestion - one that the OP who is involved with the project seems to have decided to take on-board.