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Comment by w0mbat

There seems to be an assumption that "master" is always paired with "slave", but not only is "master/servant" a more common pairing, "master" is obviously a very common word/prefix/suffix with various meanings whose usage normally has nothing to do with subjugation of anybody.

A chess grandmaster does not imply the existence of chess grandslaves. The Sega Master System didn't enslave other game systems. A master key is just a key with wider scope than the regular keys.

parent w0mbat 4 years ago

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