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Why do we have to zoomorphize concepts like this? Scrum had it, with the chickens and pigs. To me, it just muddies the understanding of the thing, because you h
by moron4hire 7y ago
Why do we have to zoomorphize concepts like this? Scrum had it, with the chickens and pigs. To me, it just muddies the understanding of the thing, because you have to remember some story or joke about the origin of the specific zoomorphization. It's also really hard to get people to take the process seriously when the process treats itself like a children's story.
- spoovy 7y agoI suppose you need some abstract loosly-related terms that are devoid of meaning baggage, so why not animals? What alternatives are better -- planets? Marvel superheros?
- danharaj 7y agoEverything is a metaphor, you probably prefer inanimate metaphors (like channels, pipes, scripts, keys, libraries, etc.) But metaphors involving animals being considered more childish and less serious is purely due to your cultural milieu.