It sounds way less offensive to those who decry the original terminology's problematic roots but still keeps its meaning intact.

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[–] 61 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Or just use the existing terms. People will find issues with just abuut anything.

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  • [–] 50 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Leaving aside the problematic nature of the existing terms, the result was that people actually thought a little more about the relationships the things had and started using better/more precise terminology for the relationships: primary/secondary, active/hot/cold, parent/child, etc.

    Net positive all round.

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  • [–] 30 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Woah there. You’re using about 25% more of your brain than the rest of the internet. We’re gonna need you to tone that reasonability down a bit.

    I look forward to setting up my next polyamorous network connection. I can wait for the commands nmcli con choke me daddy ens1 thrupple0

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