Comment by foobarbecue
1 year ago
When I worked in robotics at JPL, "just" was a running joke. We all tried to avoid using it, because we were all aware that it was a strong indicator of underestimating a challenge. We'd still catch each other using it all the time.
Words are to be used whenever (and as often as) they are appropriate.
Outside of slurs, blanket avoidance of words mostly just adds unnecessary obfuscation.
I agree. In this case, we felt that use of a particular word in a particular context reflected a mindset that many of us were trying to avoid. And, it became a fun game.