Basically this. It's changing the labels, at worst it doesn't help anything, but maybe it does, and it costs little to nothing in practice (imo by the time you'

Basically this. It's changing the labels, at worst it doesn't help anything, but maybe it does, and it costs little to nothing in practice (imo by the time you're in workflows where the terminology matters, you've waded through enough semantic BS that it's just a drop in the bucket). And just maybe using manager/worker instead of master/slave makes someone's day better, or (getting personal) is one less reminder that "hey, don't forget, you're the only black person in the room, get ready for an awkward look". same as not getting called a guy when you're not is usually a good thing.