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Do you consider the difference between a mosquito and a goose to be "almost irrelevant"?
by mcherm 9y ago
Do you consider the difference between a mosquito and a goose to be "almost irrelevant"?
- toyg 9y agoLOL - in a metaphorical / rhetorical contest, yes, the difference is irrelevant. What matters is the sense of overwhelming difference between the elephant and <insert most common animals or insects>.
- rimliu 9y agoIn this context — absolutely. Alas, the worrying trend I see more and more lately that people start to have trouble seeing context of anything. Sometimes it can be amusing, sometimes it looks dangerous.
- EliRivers 9y agoLet's take a look here. The message being communicated was "google is much much larger than duckduckgo". Metaphor used carried that information. Communication achieved. What's this about a goose and a mosquito? What's that adding to the communication? Seems pretty irrelevant.
- wtetzner 9y agoI think it adds a lot. Comparing an elephant and a mosquito makes it seem like the mosquito is almost non-existent. A goose compared to an elephant is much more significant. A goose can stand up to an elephant. [1] [1] https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CURzgw60bFY https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CURzgw60bFY
- EliRivers 9y agoGoogle compared to DDK is like an elephant fighting a goose? That is not remotely the original meaning. The original meaning was nothing more than google being much bigger than DDG. You're vanishing into the very same HN comment mental masturbation that was mentioned.