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Here’s an idea: let’s call people “people” on the fediverse instead of “users” whenever we can.
Compare:
“There are 42 users on this instance.”
vs
“There are 42 people on this instance.”
Which acknowledges our humanity more?
Language matters. We don’t need to perpetuate mainstream technology’s othering/colonial framing of “us” – designers/developers/other “clever folks” – and “them” – the users (usually one step removed from “dumb user” and usually the ones who get used).
@aral People are the plural of person. A persona is a mask originally. Humans are not "persons".
Accounts would be more accurate. As not all accounts are run by people and some people have several etc.
@onreact People is the plural of person? Damn, man, I’m glad we have you around to explain the complicated stuff.