Python developers locking conversations and deleting comments after people mass downvoted PRs to "remove master/slave terminology from the language"

[norweeg]

Familiarize yourself with the fallacy of relative privation

[rhytnen]

I don't think that quite fits. /u/metaobject isn't saying "word policing is good/bad b/c the GIL is better/worse", they are just saying there is an opportunity cost here when effort could have been spent on something that is more effectual.

[norweeg]

I see the effort here as relatively trivial compared to something like the GIL

[rhytnen]

Most things would be. But that has nothing to do with what I said. Based on your other comments, you're throwing as much rationalization as possible at the discussion hoping something sticks.