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That's what pisses me the most about world these days, my pet peeve. Words seem to be losing their meaning. People just throw whatever words they want. Recentl

by mszcz 5y ago

That's what pisses me the most about world these days, my pet peeve. Words seem to be losing their meaning. People just throw whatever words they want. Recently I've been shopping for a steam station and I've seen that the top of the line Philips Stream&Go has a camera "with AI" that recognizes the fabric. The sales guy was persistent that that claim was true. Oh please. If it was, it was only in the simplest, most technical way possible so as not to get sued. There's more heuristics in there than anything. Or the "luxury & exclusive iPhone etui for $9.99". Or "we value our customers privacy". Or the Apple "Genius". Or the amount of "revolutionary" things "invented" at Apple for that matter (not that they don't, just not as much as they claim). (BTW, don't know how I landed on Apple at the end, they're not the worst offenders)

hdjjhhvvhga 5y ago
My pet peeve is "it will blow your mind." Hasn't happened to me ever. Also "exciting." Yes, I was excited when I first saw C-128 with its dual C-64 and CP/M modes. When I saw Linux for the first time on a 386. When I created my first app for the iPhone 3GS. But for marketing folks everything (they do) seems exciting. No, your revolutionary project is not revolutionary and your innovation means gluing together many ideas of others (who also borrowed it from other people tbh).
- rambojazz 5y ago
  They are not excited about any product. They're only excited by the thought of how much money they can make with it. The more money, the more exciting the product is. "This product is exciting! Why are you not excited? I'm gonna make a load of money by selling it to you!"
xyz11 5y ago
Agreed, just because some words are catchy and appear intellectual does not mean they should be used everywhere; it is very misleading and sometimes unprofessional.
echopurity 5y ago
These days, eh? Maybe you just started to notice, but words never had much meaning.

by mszcz 5y ago

hdjjhhvvhga 5y ago

My pet peeve is "it will blow your mind." Hasn't happened to me ever. Also "exciting." Yes, I was excited when I first saw C-128 with its dual C-64 and CP/M modes. When I saw Linux for the first time on a 386. When I created my first app for the iPhone 3GS. But for marketing folks everything (they do) seems exciting. No, your revolutionary project is not revolutionary and your innovation means gluing together many ideas of others (who also borrowed it from other people tbh).

rambojazz 5y ago
They are not excited about any product. They're only excited by the thought of how much money they can make with it. The more money, the more exciting the product is. "This product is exciting! Why are you not excited? I'm gonna make a load of money by selling it to you!"

xyz11 5y ago

Agreed, just because some words are catchy and appear intellectual does not mean they should be used everywhere; it is very misleading and sometimes unprofessional.

echopurity 5y ago

These days, eh? Maybe you just started to notice, but words never had much meaning.