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>To more mathematically minded people I'd explain it like this: two political stances can be correct at the same time, because political stances are projections
by inflatableDodo 7y ago
>To more mathematically minded people I'd explain it like this: two political stances can be correct at the same time, because political stances are projections of high-dimensional conceptual structures to lower-dimensional space. Both a circle and a rectangle are correct 2D projections of a 3D cylinder. But if your 2D projection of a cylinder looks like a hexagon, you're wrong.
This is brilliant. I tend to fall back on category theory and multivalent logic for the same job.
- emmelaich 7y agoNot to pick on you; I like this comment. But it's about the most HN comment I've ever read! Beautiful.
- inflatableDodo 7y agoThanks and don't worry, it usually takes me a while to even notice when people are picking on me, am notoriously bad at detecting that kind of thing. Obliviousness to social cues does come with some perks. Out of interest, I'd like it if you could explain why you think it is the most HN comment you've ever read. I have some idea, but am not entirely sure.