Scott Adam's take on "passion":
http://www.businessinsider.in/Dilbert-creator-Scott-Adams-il...
Re:Didn’t Homejoy Shut Down?
by sea2summit on Wednesday October 28, 2015 @11:56PM
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I bet Richard Branson did say that.
I hear a lot of people using "passionate about" to mean "committed to" because it prevents others from trying to convince you that you're making a mistake.
Re:Didn’t Homejoy Shut Down?
by johncolanduoni on Wednesday October 28, 2015 @07:11PM
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It is most definitely the latter, although SV isn't the only place this happens.
Deutsche Bank's slogan is "Passion to Perform"
You're certainly not the only one to think that the term is somewhat misused:
Re:Didn’t Homejoy Shut Down?
by throwaway2048 on Wednesday October 28, 2015 @08:55PM
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nah there is certainly a cheapening of the language when such bullshit is thrown around so freely.
just another bullshit marketing term. I cannot believe these type of people really think that those reading it will go "wow this guy really cares about some low paid worker cleaning my house well, I will go with them".
Just seems so contrived and fake to me :-\
A particularly good example of a delusional use of "passion" by homejoy's other founder here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8794956
"i can't be 100% sure but i think people choose to work here because they believe homejoy is not just another cool startup; it’s a mission; it's a passion. we're building things that enable and will change the way people live and work. this is not an overnight venture; we know it'll take a long time, and we’re all committed to it."
Yeah, that's not miopic, self-important and delusional at all.
Now, I'm not a native english speaker, so I can't say if aarontcheung is misusing the term or not. Is this change happening to the english culture as a whole? Or am I reading way too many silicon valley articles?