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If a team of career PR folks meticulously iterating on the precise wording of this message to frame the narrative in their favour doesn't count as "cunning" to
by EForEndeavour 7y ago
If a team of career PR folks meticulously iterating on the precise wording of this message to frame the narrative in their favour doesn't count as "cunning" to you, I don't know what would.
- NateEag 7y agoI believe "cunning" is not about intent, but the action's effectiveness. As an attempt to mislead or imply that there are no problems here, this is pretty much a failure, and thus not at all cunning.
- EForEndeavour 7y agoThat feels backwards. One can certainly intend to be cunning!
- NateEag 7y agoIf you can intend and fail to be cunning, then the word's meaning must not be defined by the subject's intent.