> I feel like we've reached the all too common HN cliche of having to address that words have multiple meanings and those meanings change over time It's not ev

> I feel like we've reached the all too common HN cliche of having to address that words have multiple meanings and those meanings change over time It's not even an HN-specific thing. Arguing semantics is a time-honored method for derailing discussions. A sort of quasi-bikeshedding, except more often done in bad faith for creating a winnable meta-argument by someone who otherwise has nothing useful to say about (or was losing a debate of) the actual underlying subject.