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Yeah, I couldn't find a better way to say "do something about it". I meant in the sense of "don't use it themselves and maybe occasionally point out the problem

by franga2000 6y ago

Yeah, I couldn't find a better way to say "do something about it". I meant in the sense of "don't use it themselves and maybe occasionally point out the problem". Kind of like Stallman's infamous GNU/Linux copypasta. I have no intention to police anyone, but I see no reason to not object. At least then people know that not literally everyone uses it - although they will point out that "literally" everyone does.

coldtea 6y ago
>I meant in the sense of "don't use it themselves and maybe occasionally point out the problem". The "problem" of using Zoom as a verb for teleconference? In 2020, you really want people to concern with not "using it themselves" and occasionally "pointing out" this "problem"?
- franga2000 6y ago
  I was just waiting for someone to go for the "there's more important things going on" bullshit. Did I ever say this was the most important thing in the world? Did I even say it's important? Even slightly? You're acting like I'm asking healthcare workers to drop what they're doing and become the language police. I shared an opinion. How dare I?!? Give me a break...
  - coldtea 6y ago
    >Did I ever say this was the most important thing in the world? Did I even say it's important? Even slightly? You don't have to say it explicitly, there's this thing called context. If you ask people to worry about it and maybe "do something", then you give it importance. I'm not saying something has to be the most important thing in the world to care about it. Plenty of things that are not "the most important things in the world" are still worthy caring about. Heck, most things we have to care about (like our rent), are not "the most important things in the world" either. What I'm saying is that this particular thing is so unimportant that we shouldn't care about it. >I shared an opinion. How dare I?!? Give me a break... And I shared mine on that first opinion.

coldtea 6y ago

>I meant in the sense of "don't use it themselves and maybe occasionally point out the problem". The "problem" of using Zoom as a verb for teleconference? In 2020, you really want people to concern with not "using it themselves" and occasionally "pointing out" this "problem"?

franga2000 6y ago
I was just waiting for someone to go for the "there's more important things going on" bullshit. Did I ever say this was the most important thing in the world? Did I even say it's important? Even slightly? You're acting like I'm asking healthcare workers to drop what they're doing and become the language police. I shared an opinion. How dare I?!? Give me a break...
- coldtea 6y ago
  >Did I ever say this was the most important thing in the world? Did I even say it's important? Even slightly? You don't have to say it explicitly, there's this thing called context. If you ask people to worry about it and maybe "do something", then you give it importance. I'm not saying something has to be the most important thing in the world to care about it. Plenty of things that are not "the most important things in the world" are still worthy caring about. Heck, most things we have to care about (like our rent), are not "the most important things in the world" either. What I'm saying is that this particular thing is so unimportant that we shouldn't care about it. >I shared an opinion. How dare I?!? Give me a break... And I shared mine on that first opinion.