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I really don’t like the word ‘hustler’. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hustler http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hustler And the word ‘hacker’ is nothing like the
by zacharyvoase 14y ago
I really don’t like the word ‘hustler’.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hustler http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hustler
And the word ‘hacker’ is nothing like the word ‘hustler’: it doesn’t involve any sex trade connotations, and has a well-established meaning related to productivity and creative pursuits.
As a side-note: if we actually want to address the gender imbalance in the tech industry, it’s a bad idea to appropriate words that mean ‘pimp’ and give them positive connotations.
- 13rules 14y agoReally? The primary definition on the page you linked is "One who hustles: especially somebody who pretends to be an amateur at a game in order to win bets." The secondary and tertiary definitions are pimp and prostitute. I have never associated the word "hustler" with a pimp and never even heard it used in that connotation, and I doubt most people have. I'm with you on the gender imbalance and being sensitive to all persons, but let's not go looking for things that aren't there.