We need a new word to describe the degradation of technology (and the aspects of society so affected).
The word being tossed around in tech circles that includes a vulgar synonym for excrement is useless outside the echo chamber of entitled tech bros.
I refuse to use it even in these tech venues. If your goal is to turn people off from your arguments, yeah, go ahead and use those words, arguing that people shouldn't be offended by them. Good luck with that.
If you actually want to try to convince people to come over to your cause and, you know, like WIN on important issues, then not offending a large chunk of people who are the very ones you need to convince is a great starting point.
I can't even use that word if I wanted to on my national network radio segments or other broadcast venues. It is unacceptable to most broadcast standards.
So let's grow up and stop playing baby tech bros, and find words to describe these crucial situations that are useful everywhere for everyone. Sound like a plan? I think so.
@lauren in my experience, people using that word generally have arguments just as poor as the word choice itself.
I'm sure there are people with valuable perspectives who use the word to engage with others, but just in my experience, so often there's a connection between that childish language and childlike arguments associated with it.
