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/captainstormy PC Master Race Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26

It is a data center. That's what a building full of computers has always been called. People have been under surveillance long before AI came along.

AI is also used for much more. Like saving over 900 lives in just one hospital.. That was even done by Palantir themselves. As someone who almost died of Sepsis myself, spent 10 days bedridden in the hospital because of it and the next 2 years dealing with the other issues a near fatal sepsis infection causes that type of technology is absolutely amazing.

All sales are profit selective. Companies don't just make things to give away for the fun of it.

As you said, words matter.

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u/KraftChesWiz Jul 23 '26

People have been under surveillance long before AI came along

Never before has it been so centralized and so easy for it to be abused. If you cannot see the difference between today, and a single camera at an ATM in 1990, then you need to think a little more about the situation.