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I disagree. It would be, if one got Scottish nationality upon declaration (and then half abandoned it within 6 months). Many vegans/vegetarians would accept yo
by beagle3 10y ago
I disagree. It would be, if one got Scottish nationality upon declaration (and then half abandoned it within 6 months).
Many vegans/vegetarians would accept you to their "club" only after being on probation for a year or two.
It's analogous to saying "most martial artists quit in less than a year". For some definition of "martial artist" that may well be true, but it wouldn't be a definition acceptable to those who actually practice.
- falcolas 10y ago> Many vegans/vegetarians would accept you to their "club" only after being on probation for a year or two. So, gatekeeping instead? "You're not a real X unless Y," where "Y" changes to keep out the undesirables. "You're not a real programmer unless you can do Dijkstra's on a whiteboard from memory." "You're not a real vegetarian unless you don't eat meat for at least as long as I have."
- beagle3 10y agoSurely there's some definition that's reasonable. You will not be accepted as a programmer until you've written some code; or as an athlete until you've done some nontrivial athletic stuff. Why should othe categories be different?