• TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org
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    Why call it a podcast? Digital audio interviews existed before the iPod. Just following your logic.

    I guess my point it, why does it matter? We both know what it means. The language has accomplished its goal of communication.

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      1 month ago

      You’re not following my logic because you don’t understand it. A podcast is not a “digital audio interview”.

      The core concept of what makes a podcast a podcast is the method audio files are distributed (RSS).

      I guess my point it, why does it matter?

      Because you’re conflating an open distribution method with a proprietary one.

      We both know what it means.

      You obviously don’t understand what it means.

      The language has accomplished its goal of communication.

      It didn’t actually. If it had, I wouldn’t have pulled up my podcast app to find and listen to this episode, only to find that it didn’t exist.

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        It didn’t actually. If it had, I wouldn’t have pulled up my podcast app to find and listen to this episode, only to find that it didn’t exist.

        Ah. I get it. Pet peeves do be the worst sometimes.