[static_void]

We should not bend over backwards to use language the way ignorant people do.

[AllegedAlec]

We should not bend over backwards to use language the way anally retentive people demand we do.

[static_void]

Just in case you're talking about descriptivism vs. prescriptivism.

I'm a descriptivist. I don't believe language should have arbitrary rules, like which kinds of words you're allowed to end a sentence with.

However, to be an honest descriptivist, you must acknowledge that words are used in certain ways more frequently than others. Definitions attempt to capture the canonical usage of a word.

Therefore, if you want to communicate clearly, you should use words the way they are commonly understood to be used.

[blooalien]

Problem is that in some fields of study / work, and in some other situations absolute clarity and accuracy are super important to avoid dangerous or harmful mistakes. Many of the sciences are that way, and A.I. is absolutely one of those sciences where communicating accurately can matter quite a lot. Otherwise you end up with massive misunderstandings about the technology being spread around as gospel truth by people who are quite simply mis-informed (like you see happening right now with all the A.I. hype).

[rad_gruchalski]

Ignorance clusters easily. You’ll have no problem finding alike.

[furyofantares]

I like communicating with people using a shared understanding of the words being used, even if I have an additional, different understanding of the words, which I can use with other people.

That's what words are, anyway.

[static_void]

I'm glad we can agree. I also like communicating with people using a shared understanding of the words being used, i.e. their definitions.

[rad_gruchalski]

Ignorance is easy to hide behind many words.

[dingnuts]

I like calling it bullshit[0] because it's the most accurate, most understandable, and the most fun to use with a footnote

0 (featured previously on HN) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10676-024-09775-5

[add-sub-mul-div]

"Bending over backwards" is a pretty ignorant metaphor for this situation, it describes explicit activity whereas letting people use metaphor loosely only requires passivity.