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There is a difference though. The iconic example from Ninotschka is man walks into a coffee shop and asks for coffee without milk, server says we’re all out of
by mc32 2y ago
There is a difference though.
The iconic example from Ninotschka is man walks into a coffee shop and asks for coffee without milk, server says we’re all out of milk but have cream. Black coffee is black coffee, but what matters is the act of saying no to something.
Sublation is not equal to something not existing or being.
- tedunangst 2y agoI don't understand the coffee story.
- phito 2y agoMe neither, read it about 5 times...
- zem 2y agoman asks for coffee without milk that implies the existence of coffee with milk. however the cafe is all out of milk - but they do have cream! would the customer perchance like some coffee without cream instead?
- tedunangst 2y agoStill have no idea how that demonstrates the importance of saying no.
- zem 2y agoit doesn't, it's just a joke/koan
- mc32 2y agoLet's say Jane is throwing a party for friends and intentionally didn't invite her friend Joe. Or she could have simply not have held the party at all. In either case, Joe is not attending the party, but in one scenario Joe might feel left out, insulted, etc.