3 ms·
>Everyone makes mistakes — Lord knows I did plenty of stupid, immoral things when I was 17 — and there is always the opportunity for growth and redemption. whe
by snickerbockers 2y ago
>Everyone makes mistakes — Lord knows I did plenty of stupid, immoral things when I was 17 — and there is always the opportunity for growth and redemption.
when did the definition of 'mistake' change to encompass actions done on purpose? a mistake is when your data is invalid because you did the math wrong, not when all your data is simultaneously false and plagiarized.
i don't mean to disagree with the notion that his entire life shouldn't be ruined over one incident at a science fair when he's a teenager, but let's not make it sound like this is a careless blunder that could happen to anybody.
- edanm 2y ago> when did the definition of 'mistake' change to encompass actions done on purpose? It didn't change, it's always been that way. From Google search: > an action or judgment that is misguided or wrong. > Example: "coming here was a mistake"
- throwawaysleep 2y agoWe generally consider anyone under 18 now to basically not have capacity to make decisions. Therefore anything they do that is bad is a mistake.
- halayli 2y agoA mistake is not exclusive to actions, it encompass judgement as well. Misguided actions start from a misguided judgement.
- physicles 2y agoThose stupid, immoral things that the author did at 17 were also done on purpose. The mistake is in the reasoning that led to the decision to do the action. Pai's mistake was _deciding_ to commit research fraud, and then doing it.
- smogcutter 2y agoMost mistakes aren’t accidents, plenty of accidents aren’t mistakes.
- bee_rider 2y agoI think it features in the song “we are the champions,” so before 1977. I think “I’ve made mistakes/people make mistakes” has been used to euphemistically describe a lapse of judgement for a really long time.
- ggambetta 2y agoOr even better, the passive form, "mistakes have been made" :)
- bimguy 2y agoI believe you're confusing "mistake" with "accident".
- deleted 2y ago[deleted]
- hn_throwaway_99 2y agoThe definition of mistake has always included actions done on purpose. Consider the sentences: Getting on that Boeing jet was a huge mistake. The worst mistake I ever made was voting for Trump. Having an intern give him a blowjob was the biggest mistake of Clinton's career. In all of those cases the action was done on purpose. You are confusing the definition of mistake with the phrase "by mistake", i.e. "I ran rm -rf by mistake", which means unintentionally.
- throwaway48476 2y agoYou are confusing mens rea and actus rea.
- meisenhus 2y ago[dead]