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Is this satire? Creating a bilingual dictionary for an indigenous language spoken by a few thousand people who aren't even in the country funding that research
by heyjamesknight 3y ago
Is this satire?
Creating a bilingual dictionary for an indigenous language spoken by a few thousand people who aren't even in the country funding that research is the definition of "a waste of government research grant money."
- jacobolus 3y agoIs this satire? Leaving aside your sloppy reading, this is one of the the most exaggerated examples of a stereotypical "technical person utterly bereft of human perspective" takes I have ever seen on this website. Which is really saying something, because there are a lot of blinkered people here. I feel profound sadness and pity for anyone with such an impoverished worldview. I hope someday you can experience some literature, art, nature, or human connection that can pierce though it and help you reconnect with your innate capacities for empathy and wonder.
- heyjamesknight 3y agoWhat a ridiculous ad hominem response. Not wanting to use taxpayer money to fund your friend’s whimsical intellectual odyssey is not the same as lacking empathy and wonder. Keep your pity—you sound like you could use a fair dose of empathy yourself.
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- dang 3y agoPlease don't break the site guidelines like this, no matter how wrong another commenter is or you feel they are. It's not what this site is for, and destroys what it is for. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html