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Re:Doing too much work on one's own before looping in others by ilrwbwrkhv on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @01:10PM (#30075507)
A most bizarre terminology the industry has come up with. Almost feels a bit derogatory.
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Re:Doing too much work on one's own before looping in others by zaat on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @01:49PM (#30076155)
That's the natural way languages develop, offensive terms replaces with euphemisms, given some time every euphemistic term become loaded with the same negative connotations of its origin and new euphemism get introduced.

see: https://thelingspace.tumblr.com/post/114432905996/the-euphem...

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Re:Doing too much work on one's own before looping in others by Sohcahtoa82 on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @07:27PM (#30080111)
Better than grunt, peon, peasant, minion, or drone.
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