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David Woodward • Edited

I have no problem with the change because no matter how subtle, the vocabulary we use influences the way we think.

That being said I don't think we should fool ourselves into thinking that merely changing the name of a git branch will have any tangible effect on moving the needle towards societal equity.

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I have no problem with the change because no matter how subtle, the vocabulary we use influences the way we think.

Is this some form of the Sapir Worf hypothesis?

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David Woodward

I guess, I'm not familiar