Some are better, like “fireman” to “firefighter”; in those cases, they generalize a concept in a meaning-preserving manner and simplify. edit I didn’t even see

Some are better, like “fireman” to “firefighter”; in those cases, they generalize a concept in a meaning-preserving manner and simplify. edit I didn’t even see the next comment, that mentioned firefighter, when I wrote this; that makes it all the more to me. Most are identity politics bullshit, and should be resisted.