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…

People are not computers. Computers are not people. This absurd dialog is distraction from important issues in the world.

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.

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.

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.

To give you an example regarding regarding the use of the term "master".. is it wrong to say I've "mastered" a skill? I'm fine with calling the branch main instead of master, but the banning of the word seems inconsistent to me