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Irks me when people shoe-in the word "democratize".

• Lockal 3y ago
  The usage of words "live, chat and socialize" is not better. This is just rectangles moving in random directions and generating something that looks like a small talk conversation when any 2 rectangles collide (except when ChatGPT shits out several screens of text instead of a normal replica).
• xyzzy3000 3y ago
  The etymology of the word implies rule by a demos (demos / kratos), a demarcated ingroup of people such as the citizenry of a country. And yet, so many of these 'democratising' technical endeavours keep control of the project strictly behind lock and key. There's nothing democratic about it - they just want popularity. Is 'popularise' an undesirable word now? I wonder why the euphemism treadmill has had to advance in this way.
  • pyinstallwoes 3y ago
    Further etymology is related to “to divide, cut up” so portions of people. Parts of a whole. Also see: demon, daemon, daimon for a kick.