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1. josef (jk@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 01-Apr-2024 22:14:36 JST josef

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   of course "preowned" is really just a euphemism for "second hand"

   • murph :amiga: (murph@hackers.town)'s status on Monday, 01-Apr-2024 22:14:36 JST murph :amiga:

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     @jk Of course, it could be third- or fourth- hand as well.

   • josef (jk@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 01-Apr-2024 22:14:37 JST josef

     corporations love to come up with new words for things that already have a name, and what's really creepy is that sometimes people even go along with it. like for instance i saw someone unironically say "preloved" instead of "preowned"