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> You should imagine that you are forced to sell it every day. Semi-serious question: Which of the following do you mean: A. Every day, you should imagine tha
by dctoedt 3y ago
> You should imagine that you are forced to sell it every day.
Semi-serious question: Which of the following do you mean:
A. Every day, you should imagine that you are forced to sell it; or
B. You should imagine that you will, every day, be forced to sell it.
(I teach law students to spot and fix ambiguities in draft contracts; this would be a nice practice example :-) )
- llimos 3y agoSince it's not possible to sell the same physical item more than once without some intervening event, it's not that ambiguous!
- dctoedt 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus ?
- dorfsmay 3y agoA. OP imagines that there is a point in the future where they read the book without commiting to it. Selling/donating it would put an end to that possibility and force OP to imagine a future where they cannot read it, and hopefully helps them assessing one va the other, and prioritizing accordingly.