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The little ways in which we talk about things matter.

Writing code in which I have to toggle between "assume ALLOW and prevent specific systems from engaging" and "assume DENY and permit specific systems to engage" behavior states, I needed a pair of terms.

Right, "Opt-Out" and "Opt-In."

And if you had the thought you probably did, it's okay. So did I. And then I decided I could do better. And so can you. It's just mindfulness and practice. Take what steps you can, as you can.

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@literorrery To what thought are you referring when you say "the thought you probably [had]"?

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@Rosemary The industry standard terms for those models of system behavior are "blacklist" and "whitelist." And I don't like that.

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