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Re:Why do developers at Google consider Agile development to... by solidasparagus on Saturday August 03, 2019 @01:57PM (#20601695)
'The masses' refers to the lower classes (look at any dictionary and how the word has historically been used - 'opiate of the masses', 'the unwashed masses'). It would not typically be correct to say that a Googler is part of the lower classer. 'The masses' is definitely not the same as 'everyone'.
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Re:Why do developers at Google consider Agile development to... by tomc1985 on Saturday August 03, 2019 @02:05PM (#20601743)
In your negative case you're using modifier words to change the meaning of "masses". Besides, why be part of the PC police??
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Re:Why do developers at Google consider Agile development to... by tom_ on Saturday August 03, 2019 @04:26PM (#20602473)
Another way of putting it: words have connotations as well as meanings.

People do sometimes seem to forget this! - so it's good to have a reminder.

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Re:Why do developers at Google consider Agile development to... by solidasparagus on Wednesday August 14, 2019 @03:01PM (#20698826)
Well put
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Re:Why do developers at Google consider Agile development to... by skinnymuch on Saturday August 03, 2019 @03:23PM (#20602118)
Saying unwashed before most words standing in for people would likely not be a nice thing to say. So of course unwashed masses isn’t a good phrase. Nor is “unwashed people”
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