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by im3w1l 2012 days ago
My pet peeve is User Generated Content. Generate is often used when an inanimate object gives rise to something, so UGC is dehumanizing in addition to being devaluing.
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that's a surprising complaint. "generate" has a strong etymological connection to birth and creation more generally, particularly by/of humans.