It's the same reason much of our knowledge of some ancient European and African cultures comes from the romans: they were the first, and in many cases only society to save written accounts of those cultures. By taking a written account of something and publishing that account, it becomes available to the rest of humanity. That said, it is still important to honor the original native names and note that something was previously known by the natives of the area prior to its formal documentation.
I don't think many people understand that if they use Lemmy or kbin, they are posting to the fediverse. There are other platforms and will be more to come. Referring to a post on "Lemmy" or "kbin" is like saying you saw a post on your Windows or Mac computer....
I'm on board with the pedants. If the fediverse catches on with the mainstream any traditions that start now are going to stick for a long time. Might as well get it right.
The revolt against reality: Harassment of scientists is escalating (onlysky.media) en
From COVID-19 to climate change, scientists are facing a flood of hate mail, threats and harassment from conspiracy theorists.
Polynesians steering by the stars met Native Americans long before Europeans arrived (science.org) en
Study of modern DNA shakes up ideas of when and where contact happened.
It is not Lemmy or kbin, it is the fediverse. (kbin.social) en
I don't think many people understand that if they use Lemmy or kbin, they are posting to the fediverse. There are other platforms and will be more to come. Referring to a post on "Lemmy" or "kbin" is like saying you saw a post on your Windows or Mac computer....