deletion inflation

I like how the meaning of the word 'delete' has changed over the past couple of years. Apparently, now it means, "move it to this other directory called 'deleted' and save it there forever just in case it's needed again."

Nowadays, when you want to delete something the way you used to, you have to "delete forever".

Just like how if you want a medium sized drink or order of fries at a fast food place nowadays, you have to order a 'large' (except for at Carl's jr., where apparently the forces of inflation work in the opposite direction), and like how if you want to get someone's attention you have to add an expletive or two to your sentence.

give it another decade, and you'll have to specify "permanently delete forever, no kidding, yes I mean it", along with clicking 8 or 9 "yes, I'm sure" buttons, and everyone who eats at Carls will have to specify "dinky winky drinky" just to get a normal-sized drink, and everyone else will be ordering the "super ultra mega large drink" normal-sized drink.

And then someone who frequents other fast food joints will try out Carl's for once and place his usual order, only to find himself in front of like a frickin' kettle of soda.

Seriously. Give it like 10 years.