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