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You can't just choose to neglect to connotations a word carries with it and expect everyone else to do the same, especially while those connotations are still c
by evilduck 16y ago
You can't just choose to neglect to connotations a word carries with it and expect everyone else to do the same, especially while those connotations are still culturally relevant.
Terrorism carries certain meanings in today's political climate, and by using it loosely, you're implicitly linking session hijacking as a means to spread awareness of a longstanding vulnerability to a religious, political and usually violent term. It's akin to calling someone a Nazi, even if there is a comparison to Nazism that could be made.
Feel free to use it as you want, but to expect any other reaction than the one you got is wishful thinking.
- NathanKP 16y agoI understand what you are saying. Perhaps comparing session hijacking to terrorism is a little too harsh when it is put like that. It is still the closest word I can think of which describes what one does if they run Idiocy: threaten other people's online confidence and make them more frightened, and hence more cautious in the future. Only time will tell if Firesheep and Idiocracy are the 9/11 of the online world, leading to more HTTPS (compared to the way real world terrorism resulted in more airport security protocols). Although it might seem harsh there are a lot of similarities.
- evilduck 16y agoCulture is funny like that. Sometimes the most accurate word isn't the best, but I do see your point too.