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> They didn’t say screen real estate doesn’t matter at all, only that the specific space under discussion isn’t a concern to them "More space matters, but not
by adam_arthur 4y ago
> They didn’t say screen real estate doesn’t matter at all, only that the specific space under discussion isn’t a concern to them
"More space matters, but not if it's 100px at the top of the screen"
If you are a believer that additional screen space provides some marginal value, as the majority of people do, then you cannot at all argue that there's nothing lost by losing screen space. If you believe that you only need 15" and anything beyond that does not provide additional marginal value, then you can be logically consistent with these two statements.
If you don't see the logical inconsistency, I can't help you, sorry.
- eyelidlessness 4y agoI have a comically large 43” monitor sitting on my desk, so maybe you’re not engaging the things people are saying in good faith.
- adam_arthur 4y agoThere is no faith. Either screen real estate matters or it doesn’t. If you have a 43” monitor and think its useful, then you must agree that having 100 extra pixels on a 16” screen is also useful. You absolutely cannot argue in good faith otherwise. Its a provable mathematical fact that the beliefs are incongruent. You are free to choose to hold logically inconsistent beliefs though. You do you