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0 pointssharken4y ago0 comments

Still, it's better to be a resource than the next level, which is a cost.

I actively try to use people instead of resources in a conversation, have never understood the need to use resources as a word.

Could be it's just a relic from the HR department.

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sokoloff4y ago

I fight that same linguistic fight. People seem to pretty quickly get it and usually appreciate hearing the tone aet that “our company uses this other perspective; please use people words when talking about people.”

I’ve noticed a pattern that this usage seems to be somewhat more prevalent in south Asians. (I mean this only as an observation on word choice patterns, with zero conclusion or implication on underlying thought patterns. I haven’t had enough British colleagues to notice if it came from British other-colonies roots or not.)

marcosdumay4y ago

> I fight that same linguistic fight.

I don't even think it's a fight. I say "computer" when I mean computer, why wouldn't I say "people" when I mean people?

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