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I personally don't care how it's named, but it seems silly to change a commonly used word because one of its multiple meanings in a completely different context

by mad182 6y ago

I personally don't care how it's named, but it seems silly to change a commonly used word because one of its multiple meanings in a completely different context is associated with something bad. If we are going this route, just in case we should also remove the word "default", because it means failure to repay a debt, to avoid upsetting somebody in a tough economic situation.

mcphage 6y ago
> but it seems silly Yeah, it is pretty silly. But we do a lot of silly things; this one seems pretty far down the list. > we should also remove the word "default", because it means failure to repay a debt, to avoid upsetting somebody in a tough economic situation That's an interesting idea. Are you personally offended by the term 'default'?