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> agnostic > Don't use. Instead, use a precise term like platform-independent. Oh, FFS. I've been agnostic for half of my life and I don't know a single o
by BiteCode_dev 6y ago
> agnostic
> Don't use. Instead, use a precise term like platform-independent.
Oh, FFS. I've been agnostic for half of my life and I don't know a single one agnostic that would want that.
In fact, I feel more offended that it's on this novlang manual.
- lobotryas 6y agoWhat I love most are the efforts spent protecting hypothetical people who may take offense and who aren’t actually there. “Oh, you’re actually agnostic? Well, you still can’t say that word because another agnostic person may find it offensive.”
- ali_m 6y agoI think this is about clarity rather than political correctness. Used in this context, "agnostic" is basically just a bit of jargon that's used where what we really mean is "independent". The latter is a drop-in replacement, and I'd argue that it conveys the meaning more clearly.
- BiteCode_dev 6y agoI can rewrite your entire documentation using clearer words than the ones you are using. Are they going to go through the whole dictionary to eliminate all those non-double-plus-good words that are not efficient enough? Don't you feel that it's just getting ridiculous at this point?
- ali_m 6y agoI'm not sure what you're getting at - if you agree with me that "independent" is clearer than "agnostic" then what's the problem? I could understand your objection if you felt that the replacement word was somehow less clear, but if it's at least as good or better then why _not_ mandate its use in a style guide? I get the impression that most of the people who are complaining in the comments here are really getting worked up about some inferred political bias, rather than because they actually disagree with the substance of the style guide.