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I agree with "Don't defend a point to win an argument or double-down on a mistake.". I disagree with the juxtaposition that ego is bad, i.e. "no ego". Ego is de
by oldjavacoder 4y ago
I agree with "Don't defend a point to win an argument or double-down on a mistake.". I disagree with the juxtaposition that ego is bad, i.e. "no ego". Ego is defined by Oxford as "a person's sense of self-esteem or self-importance.", I agree.
Ego isn't bad. To use it in a context directly indicating it's bad is wrong. If the world agrees to do away with the word ego then it must be replaced by something that also means "a person's sense of self-esteem or self-importance.".
A coder without any ego is a coder who doesn't care, at all, about anything.
- duped 4y agoIt feels unnecessarily pedantic to debate the usage of a word in a common English idiom, especially with an outdated definition from Oxford. It would be clearer to just say, "don't be an asshole" but that comes off as crass in professional communications.
- kubanczyk 4y agoOn the contrary, HN is the place to debate the usage of words. Precise word choice is how to effectively get your point across. Words should have more definitions than the obvious two ("something universally good" and "something universally stupid, annoying, embarrassing, and smelling like fart") and it's not a shame to talk about subtleties of their definitions.