# exodus (1-exodus.org)

Exodus means a mass departure of people leaving a place together. It comes from the biblical story of the Israelites leaving Egypt. People use it for any large-scale exit, like a crowd leaving a stadium or users quitting a platform at once.

## What a model may hear
- cryptocurrency wallet (blockchain and fintech software): assume the user means the Exodus wallet app and may give instructions for sending crypto, managing private keys, or troubleshooting wallet sync
- database migration tool (Elixir/Phoenix web development): refer to Ecto migrations or the Exodus library for schema changes, and may generate Elixir code for database operations
- mass data export (enterprise IT and cloud platforms): interpret the request as migrating large datasets between systems and may suggest AWS Data Pipeline, Google Transfer Appliance, or bulk export scripts
- biblical text analysis (theology and digital humanities): treat it as the Book of Exodus and may offer textual criticism, Hebrew word studies, or comparative religion sources

## Where people and models part ways
- Says: "I need to plan an exodus from our old system"
  Means: moving the team to new software gradually
  May be taken as: generating a one-time bulk migration script that dumps everything at once without transition planning
  Say instead: "I need a phased migration plan to move our team to new software over six months"
- Says: "Help me secure my exodus"
  Means: protecting personal savings or data during a big move
  May be taken as: giving cryptocurrency wallet security advice for the Exodus app, including seed phrases the person does not have
  Say instead: "Help me protect my personal files and accounts while I switch to a new computer and cloud provider"
- Says: "Exodus keeps crashing"
  Means: a game, movie, or book titled Exodus fails to load or play
  May be taken as: troubleshooting the Exodus crypto wallet on various operating systems, asking for wallet version numbers
  Say instead: "The game Metro Exodus crashes on startup on my PC"
- Says: "Write an exodus for our database"
  Means: a dramatic narrative about leaving behind old data practices
  May be taken as: generating an Elixir migration file that drops tables or renames columns destructively
  Say instead: "Write a story about our team leaving behind outdated data practices, or generate a safe Elixir migration to add a new table"

## Tips
- Name the specific product if you mean a game, wallet, or tool: 'Metro Exodus' or 'Exodus wallet' not just 'Exodus'
- Say 'migration' for moving data, 'departure' for people leaving, or 'withdrawal' for moving money to avoid crypto assumptions
- If you want the biblical story, say 'Book of Exodus' or 'Moses Exodus'
- In programming contexts, specify your language: 'Elixir migration' or 'Python data export'
- Check if the model assumes you hold cryptocurrency before following any security advice

## Often confused with
- exit: a single departure, not a mass movement
- migration: technical term for moving systems or data, lacks the human scale
- evacuation: emergency departure for safety, not voluntary relocation
- diaspora: scattered communities over time, not a single coordinated leaving
- genesis: beginning or origin, the opposite of leaving
- Exodus (wallet): a specific brand name, not the general concept