Your argument for changing it is not that the old way was better, but merely that it was the old way. But if dev culture has already shifted, then it is the new "old way". Any further change would be equally disruptive, even if it's to the "old old way".
That strikes me as equal-and-opposite political correctness. It's not done for a technological reason, but because you want to punish ideological opponents.
To answer your question: go ahead and say that. There are plenty of people who support your goal.
It's not about punishing at all. It's about undoing the smearing / poisoning of what was otherwise an innocent thing free of politics. Now forever that branch is stained with political correctness. If we undo it, it can be undone and made free again.
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Your argument for changing it is not that the old way was better, but merely that it was the old way. But if dev culture has already shifted, then it is the new "old way". Any further change would be equally disruptive, even if it's to the "old old way".
That strikes me as equal-and-opposite political correctness. It's not done for a technological reason, but because you want to punish ideological opponents.
To answer your question: go ahead and say that. There are plenty of people who support your goal.
It's not about punishing at all. It's about undoing the smearing / poisoning of what was otherwise an innocent thing free of politics. Now forever that branch is stained with political correctness. If we undo it, it can be undone and made free again.