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I often confused astrology/astronomy as a child... but not as an adult. Maybe some things simply can't be solved without education & maturity?

• OJFord 5y ago
  Frankly, you're reading HN, you can cope with it; a lot of people can't, and do confuse them as adults. An extreme example - there was a paediatrician murdered (? At least something severe happened) in the UK after a newspaper published his name and occupation in connection with some more mundane story, and some idiot saw 'paed' and assumed all words with that prefix mean the same bad thing, or whatever. Many people can't reliably tell you whether they bought something in a shop, or brought it home from a friend who gifted it to them.
  • RobertRoberts 5y ago
    Lack of intelligence and/or education can't be solved by modifying our language.
    • OJFord 5y ago
      Of course not, I only meant that while yes you grew out of confusing them, many people don't; many people won't realise crypto isn't crypto.