Some claims are off-base, some are just plain wrong
Sorry I missed this discussion. I wasn't checking TR very often while I was laid off.
However, I've reviewed the original article, and scanned some of the comments attached to it, and would have to agree with the general consensus of those comments. Although I have not attempted to read even most of the 620 comments here (don't have time for that), some of the subject lines and most of the few that I have read seem to agree.
Many of the so-called outdated terms are still quite actively used in the typical workplace. It makes me wonder whether some people in the editorial business have their collective heads in the clouds, the ones way up in the ozone. And comparing terms used by teens to those used in the work world is simply childish and off-base. Also, some of the claims in the explanations are patently false. For example, the author claims that it's "probably time to stop referring to the PSTN, too, because it is headed for the history books as ALL (emphasis added) voice, data and video traffic is carried on the Internet." Sorry. As one of the comments to the original article notes, "the PSTN, which this article declares dead, is in fact still a crucial part of the infrastructure for the Internet. Compared to cellular and VOIP, it still provides superior voice quality and reliabilty." I would add, anyone using their local phone company for a landline phone is still using the PSTN, not the internet, for their telephone service. And, statistically speaking, though I have not seen the specifics lately, the majority of people with landline phones are using the local phone provider for service.
