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> but nobody held a gun to anyone's head This is not what you asked, though. You asked if something were voluntary (and assumed optional meaning disjoint outc
by BrendanEich 10y ago
> but nobody held a gun to anyone's head
This is not what you asked, though. You asked if something were voluntary (and assumed optional meaning disjoint outcomes for the given action). You used "had zero control". Again, the range of possibilities is bigger than "zero control" vs. "gun to head".
Enough with the false dilemmas, already!
If you are serious about talking 1:1, DM me on Twitter.
- byuu 10y agoI feel like you're really looking for any faults in my expressions. Yes, my language is a bit overly embellished and colorful. But I've been hoping you'd at least get the idea I was trying to convey each time. It appears to me that I'm being a lot more black-and-white than you are in this case -- but again, that's me trying to characterize your position here. As for Twitter, I think you can only DM people that follow you. And I definitely wouldn't want to inflict that upon you :P I appreciate the offer, though. So, let me ask some trusted colleages to review this public chat to give a second opinion on my failings here. It'll give you a well-deserved break in the meantime, and time for me to reflect. If something interesting comes of that, I'll try to draw a final conclusion and perhaps I'll send you a standard Twitter message to that for your thoughts, if you have time and don't mind.
- BrendanEich 10y agoMy DMs are open on twitter -- anyone can DM me.