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That article took way to long to say, "Don't call me a hacker because words can only mean one thing". Edit: Also, this totally happened >“No, I’m not. I don’
by xmonkee 13y ago
That article took way to long to say, "Don't call me a hacker because words can only mean one thing".
Edit:
Also, this totally happened
>“No, I’m not. I don’t think scale, hiring and leadership coaching is something one can hack into. Neither do I think that market entry, customer engagement and creative storytelling is solved by an algorithm. Growth is too vague. We all work in it. Adding the word ‘hacking’ does a disservice not to just itself, but to marketing and software development, too.”
>We both grinned and laughed. He responded in agreement, “Fair points. I’m a programmer. I agree, it’s a shitty title. Definitely not indicative of the work.”
- forgottenpass 13y agobecause words can only mean one thing Yes, definitions change, but that's sort of a reductionist statement. I could make an equally reductionist point about the acceptance of non-standard usage based on the fact two definitions of "nonplussed" are opposites. Nonplussed means not nonplussed. I don't even think it would be hyperbolic to say the utility of using "hack" or "hacker" in a sentence has plummeted over the last decade because of it's everexpanding meaning.
- afarrell 13y agoWords can have multiple meanings, but when a word can describe any situation, it carries no more information than the word "thing".
- xmonkee 13y agoBut it's bound to happen. Waging war against common usage is so futile.