Having heard some people say the word clanker out loud recently, I'm coming around to the idea that it is kind of a slur and shouldn't be used.
Not that it's bad for the chatbots, which is not even a claim that makes sense. That idea is not even wrong. But it's bad for us. The language we use is self-training our thoughts and behavior. What I heard was people training themselves to use slurs, and holy shit, no
@jenniferplusplus Hm. 🤔
Slurs towards people are definitely bad. Slurs towards products or technology certainly feel less problematic.
Calling Cybertrucks derogatory names isn't something I find very appealing myself, but not sure I would recommend against it.
Using negative terms for things that merit a bit of negative framing feels okay sometimes I guess.
The point that the language we use is self-training our thoughts and behavior, and can be bad for us is certainly valid in any case
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