I like teasing subtly related ideas apart. I can usually quickly decide whether or not there is a meaningful distinction and explicate it...
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@vgr Is it meaningful to distinct permanently? Like a truth value of a sentence - "This is a lie" does not have it. -
@theartlav 'mission critical' assumes a 'mission' but how often have you been on a 'food in next 5 minutes or I starve' state? - Show replies
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@vgr Simply speaking, need or want is not a permanent property of, i.e., $5. It's a function of it's momentary mission-criticality. -
@theartlav there are very few situations in modern life where you're actually under existential threat of life v. death. - Show replies
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