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[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Because this whole discussion is fucking stupid. There was no good reason for a change.

[–] SqueakyBeaver@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I like the actual look of the word "main" more than I do the word "master". I think it's because it looks like a neat semi-circle

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago

It also makes more sense.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

You doth protest too much. Wonder why

[–] last_philosopher@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

It's shorter. Also "master" is especially egregious as as it requires the last 5 letters to be typed with the same hand, while "main" makes better use of bimanual parallelism.

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works -3 points 4 days ago

The good reason was that it bothered some people. "Main" is two fewer letters, so it's even more convenient to type. So what's the problem?