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"I'd like to buy a drill." "Here you go!" "This is... A board with a hole in it? I want a drill." "This is better for regular people: the hole already exists
by randrews 6y ago
"I'd like to buy a drill."
"Here you go!"
"This is... A board with a hole in it? I want a drill."
"This is better for regular people: the hole already exists, you can screw things right to it."
"Yes, but I want to drill several holes in my wall. I don't want a brand new board with a single hole, I want a drill to make holes."
"Most people, when they say they want a drill, really actually mean they want a hole. So we call these hole-boards drills now."
"But it's not what it means. I want an actual drill."
"Ugh, why all the gatekeeping, it's irrelevant, just buy this 'drill.'"