After the sun sets it comes up the next morning, so saying someone is “sunsetting” something would be more of a long reboot than getting rid of the thing or shutting it down.

Why is this term used?

  • Spire@lemmy.world
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    26 days ago

    I’ve always associated it with the classic “riding into the sunset” storytelling trope, which is often used to symbolize the end of a journey or of a chapter of the rider’s life.