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Re:Rust vs. Haskell by blep_ on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @10:10AM (#34790375)
If essentially everyone uses it to mean one thing, that's what it means now. That's how definitions work.
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Re:Rust vs. Haskell by IAmYourDensity on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @11:57AM (#34792231)
Does that apply to “Hacker” in Hacker News?
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Re:Rust vs. Haskell by ketralnis on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @02:27PM (#34794624)
Sure. Language is contextual. If you find yourself explaining why hacker isn't really hacker to the people that you talk to _about_ hacker news, then yes it is actually impeding communication
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