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> First, I’m so glad this turned out to be hypothetical I've only learned about this is hypothetical from your comment (yes, I'm guilty of not reading to the v
by M4v3R 4y ago
> First, I’m so glad this turned out to be hypothetical
I've only learned about this is hypothetical from your comment (yes, I'm guilty of not reading to the very end). I wish the author conveyed that a little more clearly.
- enriquto 4y agoThe first word in this document is "Imagine", how can it be clearer than that?
- skeeter2020 4y agoThis is a common setup to build empathy so doesn't always mean "the following is a hypothetical thought exercise", such as "Imagine you find your self in the same situation as me, your house struck by lightning..."
- lupire 4y agoUnfortunately the Internet is rife with poor sarcasm and misleading titles.
- aidenn0 4y agoIt's ambiguous; the word can be used not only for a hypothetical, but also a "put yourself in my shoes"
- spiffytech 4y agoGiven all the pictures in the article, I took that to mean "imagine you were in my situation", not "imagine this happened to me".
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- felideon 4y agoIt also detracts from the main point, which is this could happen to someone, but, since it’s hypothetical, makes it sounds a lot more unrealistic. The "fireproof but not lightning-proof" safe gave me pause, for example.
- Macha 4y agoIf he was actually locked out as described, how would he have made this blog post?