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Because language is a shared good, established by convention. When you unilaterally decide that a word in the language I use (and own, for my part) is tainted,
by Udik 6y ago
Because language is a shared good, established by convention. When you unilaterally decide that a word in the language I use (and own, for my part) is tainted, and by chance- because you maintain a piece of software- you have enough power to impose your views, then one of two things happen: either you force me to change my language against my will (which I perceive as an aggression, because I own my language), or I decide to ignore you. But in this case, since I have to wilfully ignore you, by doing so I am implicitly making a statement, which might be (and will be) misinterpreted.