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I thought this is the original blockchain?

The original blockchain was deprecated on 3/14. Neither ETH nor ETC are using it. http://ethdocs.org/en/latest/introduction/the-homestead-rele...

That's technically true but not actually so and is very misleading. Quoting you,

> Don't take anyone's word for it; ask for unbiased sources.

>That's technically true but not actually so

Not sure what you mean by this. In case you need a refresher, this is how hardforking works: http://ethereum.stackexchange.com/questions/1952/what-is-a-h...

I thought meanings should not be literal but based on interpretation? Is that principle thrown out of the window again?

> The original blockchain was deprecated on 3/14.

Ethereum used to be a protocol but now it is an interest group. You said it best, just study the facts.