DIS: Re: BUS: [Proposal] Gaining Assets

[Gaelan Steele via agora-discussion]

> On Dec 1, 2020, at 10:30 PM, Aris Merchant via agora-business 
> <agora-busin...@agoranomic.org> wrote:
> 
> I submit the following proposal.
> 
> -Aris
> ---
> Title: Gaining Assets
> Adoption index: 3.0
> Author: Aris
> Co-author(s):
> 
> 
> [There are reasonable complaints that the word "earn" is confusing,
> because it conveys the idea of becoming entitled to an asset, rather than
> the idea of coming into possession of an asset. It also clashes with the
> terminology we use for ribbons. This proposal fixes the problems
> by changing the word to "gain", to match "loose".]
> 
> Amend Rule 2577, "Asset Actions", by replacing:
> 
>  For an entity to earn an asset is for that asset to be created in
>  that entity's possession.
> 
> with:
> 
>  For an entity to gain an asset is for that asset to be
>  created in that entity's possession.
> 
> 
> Amend Rule 2499, "Welcome Packages", by replacing "earns" with "gains".
> Amend Rule 2559, "Paydays", by replacing "earns" with "gains".
> Amend Rule 2620, "Cards & Sets", by replacing "earn" with "gain".
> Amend Rule 2623, "Popular Proposal Proposer Privilege", by replacing "earn"
> with "gain".
> Amend Rule 2627, "The General Store", by replacing "earns" with
> "gains" and replacing "earn" with "gain".
> Amend Rule 2631, "Charities", by replacing "earns" with "gains".
> Amend Rule 2645, "The Stones", by replacing each instance of
> "earns" with "gains".

Fair enough.

I'd lean towards changing all existing usage, but keeping both definitions 
around for when we inevitably screw up and propose something that says "earn".

Gaelan