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I don't care about using main, master or whatever, I'm not a word fetichist. But I care about people campaigning for changing a perfectly innocuous word I'm usi
by poulpy123 2y ago
I don't care about using main, master or whatever, I'm not a word fetichist. But I care about people campaigning for changing a perfectly innocuous word I'm using because they decided they didn't like it for absurd reasons.
It's the word equivalent of numerology
- erichocean 2y agoI call these people 'word thinkers'—they can't get past the actual words used to the concepts being expressed.
- motorest 2y ago> It's the word equivalent of numerology I won't say that. As much as I frown upon the holier-than-thou attitude plaguing talks on social justice topics, the words we use do have influence on how we think and act.