Maybe the conclusion then is that when "higher concept of branching" means something, and other tools like mercurial align with that meaning, it is git that is

Maybe the conclusion then is that when "higher concept of branching" means something, and other tools like mercurial align with that meaning, it is git that is wrong by using a different meaning. Git could have called their branches bookmarks too. If Bob insists on calling vodka "Bob water", and someone asks for some water to put out a fire and Bob gives them vodka, there is a problem even if "Bob water" has a precise meaning.