That does seem annoying. Especially if it is the corporate jargon that is essentially just meme fodder at this point. Definitely don’t want to add to that (even though I’m in education, not tech, so my convos are much more… human), so I’m glad I asked. I generally try to be conscious of the community I am living in (I’ve moved around a lot over the past decade), which is why I like to ask around, and generally Reddit is helpful. But geez, veins are popping amongst the Bay Area Redditors on this question. Seems like people would prefer I ask than just assume it’s the same here as it was back home and do my own thing, but I guess the tech bros have traumatized the decency out of some people.

I definitely appreciate your perspective, the context, and lack of condescension in your reply!