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Communications have context. To apply a word to Adobe (as a loose refernce to "Don't be evil.") and then say ISIS is evil, doesn't mean or even imply Adobe ===
by chiefalchemist 5y ago
Communications have context. To apply a word to Adobe (as a loose refernce to "Don't be evil.") and then say ISIS is evil, doesn't mean or even imply Adobe === ISIS.
Context, it matters.
- bradleyjg 5y agoLet’s do literally evil next. That adjective doesn’t get nearly enough use.
- chiefalchemist 5y agoWell, blame Google. Knowing about historic references to Axis of Evil and such they should have left the word out of SV / start up lexicon. As it is, they didn't. The best the rest of us can do is further develop our capacity for context. https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Axis_of_evil https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Axis_of_evil