English is not Newspeak: there are multiple words for the same basic concept that convey shades of meaning and emotion, and allow for poetic usage that sometimes becomes mainstream.
The issue here is that “regression” contains the shade of meaning of “going to a lesser or worse state” and the discussion is about this being undesirable.
IMO, “regression” is the correct technical term, meaning “return”. Whether that’s lesser or worse depends on whether you think the domain increases or improves with progress (vs just “moving forward”, which is what the term technically means).
But it highlights the problem with the entire thesis. There ARE NO COMMON WORDS which don’t have a huge amount of context and connotation, most of it being orthogonal to the use you intend, and some of it being contradictory in different people’s expectation.
“opening the box” isn’t finding a better label. It’s understanding the underlying behavior such that the label becomes a useful shorthand for you.
See comment below about Intentionality.
English is not Newspeak: there are multiple words for the same basic concept that convey shades of meaning and emotion, and allow for poetic usage that sometimes becomes mainstream.
The issue here is that “regression” contains the shade of meaning of “going to a lesser or worse state” and the discussion is about this being undesirable.
IMO, “regression” is the correct technical term, meaning “return”. Whether that’s lesser or worse depends on whether you think the domain increases or improves with progress (vs just “moving forward”, which is what the term technically means).
But it highlights the problem with the entire thesis. There ARE NO COMMON WORDS which don’t have a huge amount of context and connotation, most of it being orthogonal to the use you intend, and some of it being contradictory in different people’s expectation.
“opening the box” isn’t finding a better label. It’s understanding the underlying behavior such that the label becomes a useful shorthand for you.