• jerkface@lemmy.ca
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      Because when the word “progress” is used, it is usually a loaded term with some specific connotations. The quotes indicate this is a reference to the word “progress”, not a use of the word “progress”, and it’s intended to draw your attention to the fact that this change, while clearly a positive and desirable one, contrasts strongly with what is usually meant when a person says it.

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      BMW sold 10% more cars than the year before.

      This is change. Progress is subjective.