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being precise in your language is of great value, both when it comes to thinking and communicating. Per Wittgenstein, "the limits of my language mean the limits
by Barrin92 4y ago
being precise in your language is of great value, both when it comes to thinking and communicating. Per Wittgenstein, "the limits of my language mean the limits of my world". If you're a software developer you should be familiar with how important syntactic precision is.
Someone who runs around the office and complains about everything being 'so crazy' is genuinely not articulating anything meaningful but just ranting. And it's quite amazing how many people can't tell the difference between a rant and a productive argument. Perceiving this as 'policing' is just an excuse to not putting an effort into what you think and say.
- alexb_ 4y agoOkay, but sometimes things are so crazy.
- DonHopkins 4y agoCrazy Eddie really was criminally insane!!! 80s Commercial | Crazy Eddie | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml6S2yiuSWE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml6S2yiuSWE The Biggest Retail Fraud In American History - Masterminds - Crazy Eddie - Eddie Antar Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws9PGROHZzg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws9PGROHZzg
- raxxorraxor 4y ago"limits of my language mean the limits of my world". The arguments to replace certain words would do the opposite though. On the other hand, sometimes expression is not too important to transport a point.
- sithadmin 4y agoAside from the communicative value, there's a socio-political angle to it as well. Speaking in nebulous terms like calling things 'crazy' without sufficient elaboration is a great way to alienate people as a new-to-the-org resource or as an embedded outsider (e.g. consultant).