"Random" - Driving me nuts

[GrekeHaus]

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and as sam h pointed out
Word usage is constantly being adapted in day-to-day language

language is not set in stone. words can take on new meanings. sure it is not random in the traditional definition, but it is random in the new usage of the word.
and if anything else you can argue it is being used in the metaphorical sense just like you tried to debunk someone else's argument.

i don't know why you get so fired up about this.

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People use the word "literally" much more inappropriately than "random". They will often use it in cases where they specifically mean figuratively.

"I'm literally losing my [censored] mind!"