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[โ€“] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It is fascinating to me that you refer to this site as an app. If you wouldn't mind, I have some questions:

  • Approximately what year were you born?

  • What app are you using to access lemmy?

  • What constitutes an "app" in your mind? Do computers have "apps" or only phones?

As to your question: everything is political :)

[โ€“] BlackLotus@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Ha, the "what year you were born?" question is pretty funny. I think it's probably accurate that many younger people identify websites as "apps," but software engineers like myself also sometimes do that. It's just a change in the vocabulary that probably doesn't propagate to older folks who aren't in the industry. Although my uncle is in the industry as well, and I think he, too, would balk at the notion of calling this an "app."