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by dcminter·13y ago·view on hn ↗
It's tiresome but it's also legitimate given the (ab)use of the word. If unchallenged it becomes accepted usage.

Much as it is tiresome but legitimate for trademark holders to challenge misuse of their marks lest they become generic.

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Is it? It seems like it's an argument used exclusively to derail conversations it's tangentially related to like the piracy equivalent of a grammar nazi.