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It sounds way less offensive to those who decry the original terminology's problematic roots but still keeps its meaning intact.

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[-] sumguyonline@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

My user name on all my PC's(non root) is literally Master, my PC's are all Slave, slave1, slave2. I will fight to keep them that way. I am also extremely anti slavery for sentient creatures. Words matter in the context of their intent. Dumbing down of the language by forcing alternate uses of a word to mean something other than its obvious intended use is evidence of dilusional minds. Pure and simple, they don't deserve a seat at the table.

[-] aodhsishaj@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Weird hill to die on. Language changes. Some people think it's how new ideas are not only shared but how they're formed. You might be interested in Latin.

[-] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 months ago

I will fight to keep them that way.

No one gives a shit what you call your PCs. They're not rounding up a posse to come and forcefully rename them. Just take a breath.

And while you're unbarricading the door the rest of the world will be moving on.

[-] DelightfullyDivisive@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago
[-] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

No. Di-lusional, opposite of mono-lusional.

[-] Liz@midwest.social 3 points 4 months ago
[-] DelightfullyDivisive@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago
[-] DaPorkchop_@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 months ago

It's not their fault, they've all got the mispeling vyrus.

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