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    1. Science Banana‏ @literalbanana 7 Dec 2018

      1) things people just explain 2) things that make people mad and haughty when asked to explain, e.g. “read a 1st year textbook”

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    2. Misha. Angel Investor, Photographer, Shitposter‏ @drethelin 7 Dec 2018
      Replying to @literalbanana

      Slightly tangential but I think everything like this is a case of the brain compressing things over time to useful kernels. They feel very true but end up impossible to easily explain.

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    3. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 7 Dec 2018
      Replying to @drethelin @literalbanana

      #2 I always find amazing I guess the anger comes from cog dissonance: they know they know it ... and then they can't actually explain it. e.g. gun banner: we need to ban all XYZ me: what is an XYZ? gb: it's QRS me: no, it's not QRS = ABC. What is XYZ? gb: IT'S OBVIOUS !!!

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    4. Misha. Angel Investor, Photographer, Shitposter‏ @drethelin 7 Dec 2018
      Replying to @MorlockP @literalbanana

      Right. The Qualia of “obviousness” is very often a lie, or at best a lie-to-children.

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    5. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 7 Dec 2018
      Replying to @drethelin @literalbanana

      Categories are hard. Two stories: (1) I remember having a conversation w my dad when I was < 10 about "how many houses are there in the US?". He shot back "what's your definition of a house? It's actually really hard! Apartment? Mobile home? House w 1 broken window? W 20?

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    6. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 7 Dec 2018
      Replying to @MorlockP @drethelin @literalbanana

      One quickly realizes that there is no absolute definition, and things fuzz out at the edges. So too with banning guns, or porn, or unhealthy food. There are no crisp edges! story 2: >>>

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    7. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 7 Dec 2018
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      basic bitch red tribe members love to say "The US Constitution is 4 pages; the USG regulations for brownies are 42 pages". Well, if the USG is going to buy brownies (for the troops, etc.) then it HAS to be 42 pages! Because 1 paragraph that says "you know, brownies!" >>>

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    8. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 7 Dec 2018
      Replying to @MorlockP @drethelin @literalbanana

      allows for 10% cocoa powder, and it allows for 8% cocoa powder. ...and 4%...and 2% ... in fact, without market feedback, we soon have a race to the bottom where 0.00001% cocoa powder (and the rest consisting of fine sand) is as legitimate as mom's best home baking.

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      ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 7 Dec 2018
      Replying to @MorlockP @drethelin @literalbanana

      So if you don't have markets, or friendship, or pride of craftsmanship, or some other feedback loop, then you definitely need to specify "walnut pieces of not less than 1 gram each, of quality consistent with ISO 193-7732 as measured via a calibrated meter, evenly distributed...

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        2. Science Banana‏ @literalbanana 7 Dec 2018
          Replying to @MorlockP @drethelin

          adversarial vs cooperative communication

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        3. ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs‏ @MorlockP 7 Dec 2018
          Replying to @literalbanana @drethelin

          I guess marketing is "frenemies communication" ?

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