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I mean, it's fair to say: "hey, where might this go in the future", but when discussing what this specific proposal is today, I'm suggesting that we have a more

I mean, it's fair to say: "hey, where might this go in the future", but when discussing what this specific proposal is today, I'm suggesting that we have a more factually sound starting point. Sweeny's twitter thread doesn't tell the whole story, and this comment chain has been treating it largely as fact. I wanted to add context and correct some of those points, so we can have a reasonable discussion.

sieabahlpark 5y ago
> I mean, it's fair to say: "hey, where might this go in the future", but when discussing what this specific proposal is today, I'm suggesting that we have a more factually sound starting point. Damn you really are pushing for this. I've seen you respond to many people. I think it's critical to think longer term than just the present because precedent is what people like you rely on to talk about the specifics of today. It's regressive and you're extremely subversive.