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> in every group of people where a certain concept is often used, that concept will get a short name. His point is not name length, it's the inherent pompousne
by drewcoo 5y ago
> in every group of people where a certain concept is often used, that concept will get a short name.
His point is not name length, it's the inherent pompousness of the new names.
We generally lack credentials. We puff up the terms for everything we do, making them seem important and official. What would Freud say?
- Thiez 5y agoIs a term like 'architect' pompous? What short, existing word would you use to describe who decides how something is going to be built? Is abbreviating "remote procedure call" to RPC pompous? I think the words 'graph' and 'topology' are about equally as likely to make normal peoples eyes glaze over.
- inkblotuniverse 5y agoSoftware Chief