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I have zero stakes in this other than stating perhaps it’s not the audience that’s at fault, when an in-circle term isn’t translated for a more general audience
by nobodyandproud 2y ago
I have zero stakes in this other than stating perhaps it’s not the audience that’s at fault, when an in-circle term isn’t translated for a more general audience; and the audiences are consistently confused and annoyed.
I woke up, noticed the title & blog (and references), went through the same tortured route and confusion, before stumbling on the fine print, and coming to same “oh, for crying out loud” reaction.
- xpe 2y agoIs it fair to say the definitional confusion bothered you more than the interesting aspects (I'm presuming that part "b" above is more interesting) pleased you? If I were to guess... I'd say you (and many people, including myself, often) are weary of people redefining words in a way that seems wasteful, distortive (such as 'stealing' words that formerly had clear technical meanings), purely commercial, or self-promotional. For me, at least, the intent of the redefinition matters. But I detect no self-interest or obvious neglect in the case of the arithmetic primes.