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List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "Emacs-devel" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:274010 Archived-At: Arthur Miller writes: > I just don't think discussion should be in terms of "sane", "better" or other > value-loaded terms. "Different" is probably the most helpful term we can use > here. I wold agree with this sentiment. Another term could be 'alternative'. Using terms like 'sane' or 'better' is likely to add more 'noise' rather than useful discussion as it can tend to make people feel like they need to defend their particular preferences as being 'sane' or 'better'.