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0 points1attice1y ago0 comments

As a former academic in tech I'm tickled that you think 'a deep dive' is normative while 'to delve' strikes your ear as strange.

No judgment! I'm delighted, however, that language is so supple ("leverages domain-local synergies")

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Probably a generational thing?

1atticeOP1y ago

OP cited youtube as 'delve'ers, which skews young, so I'm guessing it's that your cognitive 'ear' is tuned to the technosphere

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0 points1attice1y ago0 comments

As a former academic in tech I'm tickled that you think 'a deep dive' is normative while 'to delve' strikes your ear as strange.

No judgment! I'm delighted, however, that language is so supple ("leverages domain-local synergies")

Probably a generational thing?

1atticeOP1y ago

OP cited youtube as 'delve'ers, which skews young, so I'm guessing it's that your cognitive 'ear' is tuned to the technosphere

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse