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My proposal: stop using the word "hustler". While many people in the startup community have gotten used to the "aggressively active or enterprising person" defi
by fuzzmeister 16y ago
My proposal: stop using the word "hustler". While many people in the startup community have gotten used to the "aggressively active or enterprising person" definition, for most people, the first definition that comes to mind is "a person who lives by stealing or other dishonest means; a thief, pimp, etc."
http://www.answers.com/topic/hustler-slang-term http://www.answers.com/topic/hustler-slang-term
- nedwin 16y agoWe should also stop using the word hacker because most people think it's someone who lives by stealing or breaking into peoples computers; a thief, a criminal etc. </probably unneccessary sarcasm>
- fuzzmeister 16y agoAs far as I'm aware, hacker had a positive meaning before some people started using it negatively, while hustler seems to have mainly been used negatively before some people starting using it positively.
- nedwin 16y agoWhile that may be true the comment refers to current perceptions rather than etymology.