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Misleading? I wasn't mislead. It seems like you weren't mislead. The person who responded to you wasn't mislead. Was anyone mislead? Really, a single person? Or
by ravi-delia 4y ago
Misleading? I wasn't mislead. It seems like you weren't mislead. The person who responded to you wasn't mislead. Was anyone mislead? Really, a single person? Or is language a mechanism to probabilistically encode information and not a formal system, even if it often approximates one? Go learn Lojban and leave everyone who actually wants to communicate be.
- nicbou 4y agoThis conversation does not matter. You should both carry on for your own health.
- ravi-delia 4y agoYeah with the benefit of 5 minutes hindsight it's hilarious that I got suckered in literally just because I felt a single word wasn't precisely accurate. I mean, "misleading" didn't mislead me in the slightest, the overall meaning was clearly that it's better to be correct than not, precisely the impetuous of my snark. He who is without sin, yada yada yada
- esperent 4y agoWell at least you have the self awareness to recognize and make humor out of it. I'd call that a win. Still a loss for the rest of us who got suckered into reading the last ten or so stupid comments but oh well...
- nicbou 4y agoI've been there too. All you need is a slow morning and too much caffeine.