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I'm going to gently accuse you of intellectual dishonesty, here ;) In the phrasing you chose, you imply that it's a web browser -- this is the source of the hy
by omginternets 10y ago
I'm going to gently accuse you of intellectual dishonesty, here ;)
In the phrasing you chose, you imply that it's a web browser -- this is the source of the hypothetical confusion.
Now try this: "Mom, this is a lot like a web browser (i.e. firefox, chrome, etc) but it's not for web pages. It's for a different kind of content".
Surely you'll admit this a helpful description...
- majewsky 10y agoNot at all. Non-experts will always consider only the outward appearance rather than the technical structure, since the latter is basically invisible to them. (Compare for exampl how hackers are depicted on mass media. Same principle.)
- omginternets 10y ago>Non-experts will always consider only the outward appearance rather than the technical structure Exactly, and this thing behaves (outwardly) a lot like a web browser. It's just not browsing the web. The description is useful for hilighting the similarities between both artefacts, mostly because Token is, stricto-sensu, a browser!
- DKnoll 10y agoNot to be patronising, but you should try tech support. You'll quickly understand why arguments like this are futile.
- matt_kantor 10y agoOr this: "Mom, this is a chat program that has its own apps". I don't know about you, but my Mom would find this explanation a lot more helpful than the browser one.