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> name: sanity terms: - sanity alternatives: - confidence - quick check - coherence check Being considered sane is a woke thing now too?

• eesmith 5y ago
  The source comments: Most of these are based on https://twitter.com/TwitterEng/status/1278733303508418560 That thread includes: "As someone with mental health problems you guys have really stood up for me by removing "sanity check"" From that we can conclude that 1) this is strongly influenced from Twitter's view of what is inclusive language and 2) there are people who appreciate using an alternative to the term "sanity".
  • newsbinator 5y ago
    This isn't a hill I care about dying on- I can easily be convinced to replace one word with another in any language. But it sounds like "as someone with mental health problems" acknowledges that "insane" = "perception/processing/reasoning problems", and that "sane" = "no perception/processing/reasoning problems", therefore the word makes sense. It sounds like all sides already agree on what "sanity check" means. If people want to get together and replace it, that's fine.
    • eesmith 5y ago
      Be aware that this project appears to be the work of primarily a single developer (https://betterprogramming.pub/woke-437880c3de64 https://betterprogramming.pub/woke-437880c3de64), taking input primarily from Twitter's stated internal policies on inclusive language. That's not enough to judge how "sanity" is viewed by all sides of the woke movement as it's too small of a sample.