the problem with discouraging pedantry is you end up being wrong about things
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I think there is a distinction between "they have the right idea expressed in technically wrong form" and "they have a slightly wrong idea"
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like, people keep trying to schedule things with me in EST. currently we are in EDT, but it really isn't worth it to press the point
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I wonder if they can decouple getting information that they're wrong (bad feeling) from being motivated to seek information in general
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maybe i should become a white hat pedant who protects people against black hat pedants
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Fully, no. But to a considerable extent, yes. Only way to do creative work, as far as I can see.
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