Othering: https://therearenoothers.wordpress.com/2011/12/28/othering-101-what-is-othering/ … “Developer” / “user” is a form of othering. Small step from “user“ to “dumb user”. Call people “people”.https://twitter.com/njyo/status/808970161420005376 …
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@Smutchings@aral unless you think the architect or construction worker thinks they are better than the person living in the house.
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all professional groups have people who think they know better than those outside their profession. All groups.
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your point being? ALL HUMANS think better of some and worse of others and often lump these together (e.g. "friends").
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sure, refer to everybody as "a person" or "people" for a week. No names, no labels, no descriptors. See how that goes. +
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We have been – in all code, documentation, and conversations – for the past few years at @indie and it’s going great. +@Smutchings
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