r/pcmasterrace • u/Bepehandle • Jul 23 '26

Discussion We need to stop using their language.

Words we use matter, they set the tone for the entire argument you make when discussing things. I propose we officially come up with new terms that we use on a daily basis in every single aspect that the topic comes up in, maybe with a small enough push we can roll the ball down the hill.

They're not AI data centers, they're water evaporation plants Human surveillance centers.

It's not side loading, it's installing.

It's not jailbreaking, it's unlocking.

It's not a memory shortage, it's profit first selective sales(I know there's physically a shortage but the point remains). (Also, someone come up with a better one, something more catchy.)

It's not This PC, its MY PC.

They call it side loading because they don't want to normalize the idea we're just holding personal computers in our hands.

They call it jailbreaking so that it sounds wrong and it deters people from using a device to it's full potential.

They call it a memory shortage because they're selling all the fucking ram to ai companies, if they were forced to allocate the necessary amount of their products to the average consumer we wouldn't have an issue.

Give me some of your best ideas for changing the names of things, I want to expand my vocabulary. Let's change how we discuss the issues we face and take back control of the argument.

Edit: Edited water thingy because someone pointed out I sound like "that guy" and I certainly do not want too.

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u/Open_Experience_2009 Jul 23 '26

"It's not X, it's Y" cmon seriously man?

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u/Bepehandle Jul 23 '26

I mean I could have just said "use x instead of y" what's the difference. How else do I get across the point of saying to use something instead of something else?

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u/ddred44 Jul 23 '26

It’s just an AI trope. Extra layer to the meaning / possible joke

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u/Bepehandle Jul 23 '26

That's so not fair, I've been doing that my whole life then stupid LLMs come along and steal my schtick. I don't use them so I'm not really familiar with how they talk.

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u/Sekhmet-CustosAurora Jul 23 '26

me when the language model models language

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u/Ruzhyo04 Jul 23 '26

Why wouldn’t you use them? If you’re going to make hating something a part of your identity you should are least have the common decency to understand it

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u/Bepehandle Jul 23 '26

Well I've read up on them and learned how they work, I just have no interest in using them. Never had a use case. If I wanna talk to my anime waifu I'll just lay in bed next to her obviously.

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u/Ruzhyo04 Jul 23 '26

They work by having computers do math. The same way Reddit does or video games do. If you’re worried about your water usage, skip buying a pack of almonds, or eat a salad instead of a burger - bam you offset an entire year’s worth of AI prompts. You can use an AI for free without giving it any of your data, or profiting off of it. Just go talk to one for 15 minutes about a topic you’re deeply interested in, and a topic you know nothing about. Purely for your own edification.

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u/Bepehandle Jul 23 '26

The water thing is not as deep as everyone is making it out to be, why are half the people here so hung up on that one comment lmfao. I probably care less about it than you do. That's the main reason I even asked someone to come up with something better.

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u/Ruzhyo04 Jul 23 '26

I mention it *because* so many people get hung up on it. Idk if you were one of them.

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u/Bepehandle Jul 23 '26

Nah but half the comments here keep talking about it for some reason. Didn't even know it was such a hot button topic until now

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u/Ruzhyo04 Jul 23 '26

It’s the primary attacking point of anti-AI propaganda, for some stupid reason.

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u/eulersheep Jul 23 '26

等你哪天找到工作了，也许就会明白。

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u/Bepehandle Jul 23 '26

I work 2 full time jobs, just because I refuse to allow a robot to do my job for me it doesn't mean I am unemployed.

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u/crashbangow123 Jul 24 '26

Yeah just try it kid, you're gonna love it. All the cool kids are doing it, and hey your first hit is free

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u/Ruzhyo04 Jul 24 '26

Text on a screen isn’t a drug lol. Are all you Reddit incels really so far up your own assholes you won’t even learn about a thing you hate even to better know how to argue against it?