mhoyeJul 1, 2023

Lazyweb, I would like to have a less racist or colonialist word for terminology that's inherited but not understood than "cargo cult".

I want this because my son just described part of a game as a "quicktime event" despite never in his life having seen one.

Show threadGordon P. HemsleyJul 1, 2023
@mhoye It's a gaming term tho https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quick_time_event?wprov=sfla1
Quick time event - Wikipedia

Show threadmhoye
@GPHemsley Sure, but the most recent games mentioned in that article are still older than my son. It's kind of strange that it's a term that's come to be synonymous with "press X to not die."
Jul 1, 2023 at 11:11pmWeb
Show threadGordon P. HemsleyJul 1, 2023
@mhoye I mean, that's kinda how language works. The term "cargo cult" is older than you too.