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> It sure makes sense to love them, views are great. I don't know why they need a new name. in very many cases, old things get new names so that more people c
by hn_throawlles 3y ago
> It sure makes sense to love them, views are great. I don't know why they need a new name.
in very many cases, old things get new names so that more people can share in the claim that they invented what has been in fact merely re-invented
- tremon 3y agomerely re-invented *rediscovered
- mejutoco 3y agoAs a thought experiment. Was the original thing invented or discovered? Many things are re-invented/rediscovered from first principles. In maths, some people prefer to think maths are created, and some prefer to think in terms of discovering/uncovering sth that was already there.