"Predates" doesn't mean it's still correct or even reasonable. There are all sorts of words and phrases that made perfect sense before we gained familiarity with a new technology (e.g. "horseless carriage") that sound dated once we learn to see it on it's own terms.

Hey, if you are going to use "have been for decades" a argument for the correctness of your position it looks pretty silly to get salty when a greybeard shows up and shares the deep lore.