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I’m glad i’m not the only one that sees this. Often I read an article and that ‘word’ pops up and the article loses credibility, because of this ‘technobabble’

I’m glad i’m not the only one that sees this. Often I read an article and that ‘word’ pops up and the article loses credibility, because of this ‘technobabble’ which is worse with purposefully laced vulgarity. It’s always used in tech circles because it’s ‘funny’ now but we know we cannot say this in a serious discussion in public or context and expecting the other side to take what you’re saying seriously. You are right to fight it and I believe if more people say this ‘word’ then it gives me the green light to coin words with ‘fuck’ in them and getting the public to say it without questioning me.

thaumasiotes 3y ago
> I believe if more people say this ‘word’ then it gives me the green light to coin words with ‘fuck’ in them and getting the public to say it without questioning me. That already happened. Look how lightly people take references to "TFA" on this very site.
- colesantiago 3y ago
  My gripe is the 'word' is gaining traction and was 'word' of the year by the ADS which is my problem, TFA is confined to tech circles whereas this is gaining on the cusp of mainstream https://americandialect.org/2023-word-of-the-year-is-enshittification/ https://americandialect.org/2023-word-of-the-year-is-enshitt... I never did take the ADS seriously though, but it would be only about time that this may reach the Oxford English Dictionary. I guess it's time to coin a new word with a combination of 'fuck', 'shit', etc in it on a new blog and throw it and push it around and expect people to just say it on tv and radio stations.
t-3 3y ago
It's been a problem for a long time. Just go through any CS textbook and try to count many stupid jokes from 50 years ago are now technical jargon. It's not just computer stuff either - jargon from any field is a usually result of workers using imprecise or joking language to refer to things with more proper names long enough that it becomes standard. Tech just has it worse because almost all the communication happens quickly and informally and spreads that much faster.
stavros 3y ago
I'm kind of sad to see this reaction, because to me the vulgar part isn't what's objectionable about it, but I can't stand the awkward madeupness of the word. "Shittification" would have been bad enough, but the "en-" just makes it cringe.
- layer8 3y ago
  I think that’s just you. The word formation made perfect sense to me the first time I read it.
  - colesantiago 3y ago
    Not just him, it's cringe.

thaumasiotes 3y ago

> I believe if more people say this ‘word’ then it gives me the green light to coin words with ‘fuck’ in them and getting the public to say it without questioning me. That already happened. Look how lightly people take references to "TFA" on this very site.

colesantiago 3y ago
My gripe is the 'word' is gaining traction and was 'word' of the year by the ADS which is my problem, TFA is confined to tech circles whereas this is gaining on the cusp of mainstream https://americandialect.org/2023-word-of-the-year-is-enshittification/ https://americandialect.org/2023-word-of-the-year-is-enshitt... I never did take the ADS seriously though, but it would be only about time that this may reach the Oxford English Dictionary. I guess it's time to coin a new word with a combination of 'fuck', 'shit', etc in it on a new blog and throw it and push it around and expect people to just say it on tv and radio stations.

t-3 3y ago

It's been a problem for a long time. Just go through any CS textbook and try to count many stupid jokes from 50 years ago are now technical jargon. It's not just computer stuff either - jargon from any field is a usually result of workers using imprecise or joking language to refer to things with more proper names long enough that it becomes standard. Tech just has it worse because almost all the communication happens quickly and informally and spreads that much faster.

stavros 3y ago

I'm kind of sad to see this reaction, because to me the vulgar part isn't what's objectionable about it, but I can't stand the awkward madeupness of the word. "Shittification" would have been bad enough, but the "en-" just makes it cringe.

layer8 3y ago
I think that’s just you. The word formation made perfect sense to me the first time I read it.
- colesantiago 3y ago
  Not just him, it's cringe.