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If essentially everyone uses it to mean one thing, that's what it means now. That's how definitions work.
by blep_ 4y ago
If essentially everyone uses it to mean one thing, that's what it means now. That's how definitions work.
- IAmYourDensity 4y agoDoes that apply to “Hacker” in Hacker News?
- ketralnis 4y agoSure. Language is contextual. If you find yourself explaining why hacker isn't really hacker to the people that you talk to _about_ hacker news, then yes it is actually impeding communication