Why is it drug addicts and computer afficionados are both called users?

Quote by Clifford Stoll

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While I admire the insights of many of the people in the world of computing,...

While I admire the insights of many of the people in the world of computing,...

Rather than bringing me closer to others, the time that I spend online isolates me...

Rather than bringing me closer to others, the time that I spend online isolates me...

Data is not information, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding, understanding is not...

Data is not information, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding, understanding is not...

Merely that I have a World Wide Web page does not give me any power,...

Merely that I have a World Wide Web page does not give me any power,...

Computers in classrooms are the filmstrips of the 1990s.

Computers in classrooms are the filmstrips of the 1990s.

If you don't have an E-mail address, you're in the Netherworld. If you don't have...

If you don't have an E-mail address, you're in the Netherworld. If you don't have...

The Internet is a telephone system that's gotten uppity.

The Internet is a telephone system that's gotten uppity.

Treat your password like your toothbrush. Don't let anybody else use it, and get a...

Treat your password like your toothbrush. Don't let anybody else use it, and get a...

Why is it drug addicts and computer aficionados are both called users?

Why is it drug addicts and computer aficionados are both called users?

The Internet is a telephone system that's gotten uppity.

The Internet is a telephone system that's gotten uppity.

When I'm online, I'm alone in a room, tapping on a keyboard, staring at a...

When I'm online, I'm alone in a room, tapping on a keyboard, staring at a...