Cynicism is the best reaction a corrupt status quo can ask for.https://twitter.com/gaileyfrey/status/802967992090783744 …
what can drift one way can drift another. are we not awash in the victory of battles everybody recently agreed were losing ones?
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i wouldn't fight this battle. Personally. I hear you, and I even agree with you. But my goal is communication, not precision.
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yeah, i know what you mean. i'm sure you can also easily see a dozen ways juxtaposing those will go horribly wrong, though.
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there are a lot of situations where thinking you've communicated when you haven't communicated precisely is worse than silence.
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not that you are pedantic. I truly hear you. I aim for less precision and more breadth.
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oh i'm absolutely pedantic, it's okay
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you def pray to the gods of language!
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it'd be one thing if the drift were neutral, but one the one hand it makes the language less powerful, giving us two words that…
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…mean the same thing and a concept we no longer have a word for, and on the other hand, who benefits from that loss of fidelity?
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I hear you. I'm still not fighting this battle. What's the point in correcting boundaries, sound pedantic, and lose argument?
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your lifestyle choice is valid. there are several points, but none that can't be pursued a thousand other ways.
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again: I hear you. Im just not fighting this battle. Language changes. Precision is ok in certain environments, not in others.
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