The words mean what we understand them to mean. Like the Hacker in Hacker News. I doubt it was intended to mean “one who breaks into computers” even if the majo

The words mean what we understand them to mean. Like the Hacker in Hacker News. I doubt it was intended to mean “one who breaks into computers” even if the majority of people seem to have adopted that meaning. I’ve never thought of master in this context as anything other than like a recording master. It doesn’t give orders to anything or anybody, it just represents your best version of truth.