This is the most reasonable stance imo. If my language is upsetting you, and I can change that for basically zero-cost, I will try my best to do so. I might for

This is the most reasonable stance imo. If my language is upsetting you, and I can change that for basically zero-cost, I will try my best to do so. I might forget, and old habits die hard, but I'll make a sincere effort. In the case where it requires effort from other people, such as making breaking changes to an API, I'm less keen, but when it comes to future APIs I'll keep it in mind. It reminds me a lot of the outrage over trans people wanting to use different pronouns. Just trying to use the pronouns they want you to requires basically zero effort and has a measurable benefit. I think a lot of the upset around this issue - and I agree here - is that it takes energy away from more important topic. When people are being murdered in the streets, is master vs main the thing we should spend our time on? While it's a clear false dichotomy, and we can do both, there's a real risk that people will just swap from master to main and feel like they've done their part, ignoring the more serious issues. Ironically, that becomes a bigger problem the more we debate this. If using main instead of master is just a little thing, you feel the need to do more. If it's a big political stance, you feel like you've done enough.