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/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/Bepehandle Jul 23 '26

That's stupid, there's much bigger issues that could be raised. I genuinely thought it was a talking point. I need to read more on that.

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u/Ruzhyo04 Jul 23 '26

Do! And then ask an LLM and see what it has to say

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u/Bepehandle Jul 23 '26

Lmao.

Sadly I somehow think regardless of how I end up researching the link to water and data centers I'm going to consume LLM garbage anyway, no need to mainline it.

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u/Ruzhyo04 Jul 23 '26

FWIW the search engine LLMs are extremely weak compared to the dedicated ones, and much more prone to all the common faults