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> I didn't say that. That's why I'm complaining. > I lost track of what you are trying to say and why, sorry. Well I interpreted your comment as saying that
by mistermann 2y ago
> I didn't say that.
That's why I'm complaining.
> I lost track of what you are trying to say and why, sorry.
Well I interpreted your comment as saying that I would accuse someone of pedantry, but it was me who accuses others of doing that (explicitly or implicitly), when someone points out technical errors in their reasoning that are beyond the culturally conditioned thresholds of acceptability.
Extreme detail and attention to correctness when discussing science or computers or software = Good.
Extreme detail and attention to correctness when discussing, say, geopolitics = Bad.
We are taught to think this way, pay attention when reading the newspaper or Internet forums, you can see it everywhere.
- CyberDildonics 2y agoI would accuse someone of pedantry, but it was me who accuses others of doing that Isn't this the same thing?
- mistermann 2y agoAh sorry, it is usually me who gets accused of it. I would be very surprised if I've ever made the accusation in the last 5+ years. And so the point isn't lost: I believe this cultural norm to be a substantial cause of the initial complaint.