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It's time to retire the term "user" (technologyreview.com)
3 points by psalminen 789 days ago
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We don't need to invoke changes to language in general every time a Twitter metric needs to be reworded. The word "user" is still fine in nearly every case it's used in. Add a clarification in the few cases where one is necessary.