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A lot of people in this thread seem to be making a Thermian Argument[1]: > The diegetic argument aims to dismiss criticism at its core, suggesting that there a
by pdkl95 8y ago
A lot of people in this thread seem to be making a Thermian Argument[1]:
> The diegetic argument aims to dismiss criticism at its core, suggesting that there aren't any problems with a text provided controversial elements are internally consistent with the rest of the story world. In slang terms, this could be referred to as The Thermian Argument. In the sci-fi classic Galaxy Quest, the thermians don't understand fiction as a concept. It doesn't exist in their language, and thus they see all texts as historical documents.
Yes, "whale" is industry slang/jargon for a high spending account. It is also fiction that was made up by the gambling industry. As such, the term doesn't have any intrinsic meaning; it gains meaning from how it's used. Using a made-up definition as if it had a specific intrinsic meaning doesn't justify bad behavior, but it does revel some of the speaker's ethics.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxV8gAGmbtk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxV8gAGmbtk
- Dirlewanger 8y agoYou're looking into it way too much. This has happened every single time the term "whale" has been used in any article pertaining to gambling in the past couple years. This has nothing to do with ethics. Every industry has its overloaded words/phrases that outsiders would be confused upon first hearing. This is why context is of paramount importance (something that's often lost in mediums that are ripe for hot takes, like Twitter). Don't try to turn this into something it's not.
- SiempreViernes 8y agoUh, have you used a lot of words to try to explain that names gain their meaning by how they are used? Thanks for the new way to express this fact, but I honestly don't see what you are arguing.