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This. Non-nerds don't, as a rule, understand the distinction. I have had to explain why it is a category error so many times that I have it down to a quick pat
by _jal 9y ago
This. Non-nerds don't, as a rule, understand the distinction.
I have had to explain why it is a category error so many times that I have it down to a quick patter now, in a couple of forms - one for quick explanation, one as a socratic QA. The latter seems to work better for people who shout loudly about their Constitutional rights.
- bcoates 9y agoThe non-nerds are right and the nerds are being weird pedants. Going all well-actually and giving people the verbal equivalent of xkcd 1357 lets everyone know you're one of those people.
- _jal 9y agoLaw is a pedantic field. If I'm bullshitting over a beer, no I don't do that. If I'm having a serious conversation about real things, yes; I prefer to talk about reality. I take it you don't?