"Predates" doesn't mean it's still correct or even reasonable. There are all sorts of words and phrases that made perfect sense before we gained familiarity with a new technology (e.g. "horseless carriage") that sound dated once we learn to see it on it's own terms.
Hey, if you are going to use "have been for decades" a argument for the correctness of your position it looks pretty silly to get salty when a greybeard shows up and shares the deep lore.
"Predates" doesn't mean it's still correct or even reasonable. There are all sorts of words and phrases that made perfect sense before we gained familiarity with a new technology (e.g. "horseless carriage") that sound dated once we learn to see it on it's own terms.
Hey, if you are going to use "have been for decades" a argument for the correctness of your position it looks pretty silly to get salty when a greybeard shows up and shares the deep lore.