ObsidianCrane
First Post
pawsplay said:Change for its own sake is not evolution.
Actually it kind of is.
Most evolutionary change is random to start with - once its proved successful it becomes persistant.
Language actually follows a similar model, but the initial impetous is generally less random "I need a word for this thing..." is a heck of a lot less random than the changing of one base pair from a transcription error during cellular reproduction.
Basically Gish - and all the other 4E design terms, are just that short hand for design, the usual jargon of a job/hobby that evolves and changes over time. At least gish has been around for a while, even if not generally used before.