“Third party ink” existing as a phrase is the problem.
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Just saying brother's ink or toner is first party instantly makes it sound like other brands are inferior.
No, it doesn't. Saying third party just means not manufactured by first party, first party being printer manufacturer.
Would you not buy Baldurs Gate 3 cause it's a third party game? Would you not buy Call of Duty because it's a third party game? Do you pay more for gas at ExxonMobil, because Costco sells third party gas for cheaper?
You buy third party all the time. Saying third party sounds bad is just stupid.
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feelings are important, though? if i can avoid hurting someone and all it costs me is saying blocklist instead of blacklist, that seems like an obvious slam dunk
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Your feelings are yours to manage. You say why hurt someone when you can avoid it. I say why get hurt in the first place? Everyone has feelings about everything. No feeling is any more valid than any other feeling.
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Exactly! The difference with third party is that the manufacturer won't test it, so you're relying on the third party to verify that it works.
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Exactly. Don't go out of your way to hurt others, and don't go out of your way to be hurt. It has nothing to do with race, and it has been used for hundreds of years.
If someone gets fired while sunburnt, should they be offended by the term "pink slip"? No, that's ridiculous, because the color in the terminology has nothing to do with race. That's exactly the same with blacklist and whitelist.
Now, if there was a racist underpinning there, I'd understand pushing for terminology changes. But there isn't, so stop finding new ways to be offended.
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but they’re a different kind of hassle
Can you elaborate on this? I thought they would be straight up better to work with and I was thinking of buying one in the future. Is it just about the drying up issue you mentioned or are there other drawbacks?
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I mean yeah, most systems with a reservoir are going to use some kind of feed tubes to get the ink to the print head, and tubes just clog; basically, they only have 2 states of existence and one of them is "clogged". If you do very regular printing, like a full color page at least twice a week, then they aren't going to clog, but very few people actually print that often.
Truth be told, I'm just done with inkjet printing all together. At this point I can't recommend anything but a laser printer, you tend to pay more up front, but then it actually works and it keeps working for a decade or more.
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You know what I never understood? When someone says "I'm offended by that," society generally accepts that as valid. But if I say "I'm offended that you're offended." That's somehow invalid.
As if I cannot have an emotional reaction to being misunderstood or misinterpreted. People just assume bad faith and contrarian behavior instead of trying to figure out where the other person is coming from.
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And I think if we have a more open dialog, we'd fix so many more issues than tip-toeing around whatever we think could be a sensitive issue.
I like how Louis Rossmann puts it (quote taken from his colleague), "if you're gonna be the bitch, be the whole bitch." Which means if you're going to disagree/complain about something, be extremely clear about it. That way, the other party has a chance to fix whatever the problem is instead of one side assuming the other is a jerk or temperamental or something. Understanding comes through communication, and bluntness is usually better than beating around the bush.
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Absolutely! But, then again I'm neurodivergent so me not understanding the inefficiency in societal trends and communication is just... Life for me.
I think my entire lens through which I view reality is governed by efficiency. Which makes me blunt, to the point, no filter. But even those who know me well still took a long time to learn that I just say what I think, and there's no additional unspoken thoughts behind it, and had to work hard to stop projecting onto me.
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Makes sense. I don't think I'm neurodivergent, or at least I haven't been tested nor have I had any significant reason to think I should. I just really appreciate clear communication, because there's a pretty good chance of misunderstandings otherwise.
Say what you think, and hopefully you're proven wrong about some negative assumptions. It's uncomfortable and hard, I get it, but I think living w/ uncertainty is even more uncomfortable.
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Yeah, I feel the same way. Like my friends thought I was extra confident and brave, but no I'm terrified just like everyone is. I just find the unknown and the uncertain way more terrifying and uncomfortable, so I'm always asking why why why till I figure out what's going on.
