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> Can we not do this? Everyone knows that “serverless” doesn’t actually mean there are no servers. Then maybe people shouldn't use a term that means "there are
by bigstrat2003 2y ago
> Can we not do this? Everyone knows that “serverless” doesn’t actually mean there are no servers.
Then maybe people shouldn't use a term that means "there are no servers". One doesn't get to complain if they use a word to mean something the opposite of its actual meaning, and then people don't like it.
- IshKebab 2y agoAre you the sort of person that says "ackshewelly people in orbit aren't weightless" or complains that wireless headphones technically contain wires, or that motionless rocks are actually moving really fast because the Earth is moving through space... It's just annoying.
- hashmush 2y agoThe actual meaning of words is defined by how people use them. Serverless has a very specific, well-defined meaning despite its seemingly contradictory etymology.