Evidence that words we use then toss off as 'useless semantic arguments' are themselves a semantic argument. Don't folks get as tired as I do from our internal and social loops we rarely escape?🙄 #SocialJustice #Semantics #Language #HumanLoops #Thursday nytimes.com/2021/04/13/techn…
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People are not computers. Computers are not people. This absurd dialog is distraction from important issues in the world.
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Here’s the thing, Steven. Computers are built, programmed, and used by people. And if we want people from all backgrounds and paths in life to contribute to those important issues in the world that you mention, we need to make them feel welcomed, and show that we care.
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Replying to @mricioschneider @scshepard
I strongly agree, and I also think imposition of thought, generalizations and constant misuse of language is passed off as unimportant when it is the underlying disorder. Disorder, because that's what our results of not paying attention to meaning ends up as when we abuse words.

Apr 15, 2021 · 2:12 PM UTC

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Replying to @mholzschlag @scshepard
This topic is complicated. A friend of mine works at a place where they banned the term "backlog grooming" because it was considered offensive versus "backlog refinement". I'm certainly in favor of being sensitive to the vulnerable, but views on language are quite subjective.
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Yes, which is why I suggest a community approach to naming conventions. Think of DTDs and Schema. People are peculiar in their own relationship with words so adding multiple points of view and revisiting them to create ontologies is a known method to clarify our communications.