For long as I can recall, folks working in IT have been pressed, cajoled, forced even into dumbing down their science for the poor plebs around us. And for much of this time, I've actively pushed back against the luddites (including those within) who insist we speak in dulcit tones so as to appease the poor gentle working minds of those to whom we work.
Bollocks I say!!!
How many Electricians or Builders "dumb down" their explainations of what needs to be done in their fields? How many anacronisms do accountants, electrical engineers or even teachers use EVERY day without question. But when someone in the IT industry says "you're going to need an 80Gb HDD to do the job" - eyes glaze over and people start with whine about nutty IT people.
I could understand 20 years ago when everything was new - but unless you've been living in a cave since 1980, every day of your live is surrounded by IT - so there is simply no excuse.
So people, lets stop living in the dark ages - either embrace technology (and live with the terminology) or shut the f... up and lets us get on and do our jobs...
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