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The first airplanes are an earlier form of the airplane. The 747 is a later form of the airplane. That doesn't make the earlier airplanes an early form of the
by AnimalMuppet 2y ago
The first airplanes are an earlier form of the airplane. The 747 is a later form of the airplane. That doesn't make the earlier airplanes an early form of the 747.
In the same way, cats are a smaller form of a mammal, and giraffes are a larger form of a mammal. That doesn't make cats a smaller form of a giraffe.
- dleeftink 2y agoI'll bite: what doesn't make cats a smaller form of a giraffe? We just have to squint a little on the spiney level
- AnimalMuppet 2y agoThe definition of giraffe is what makes a cat not a smaller form of giraffe. It has a definition, and the definition isn't just "thing with a spine" or even "mammal". From dictionary.com: "a tall, long-necked, spotted ruminant, Giraffa camelopardalis, of Africa: the tallest living quadruped animal." A cat does not fit that definition, no matter how hard you squint.
- dogleash 2y agoITT: Hacker News reinvents taxonomy from first principles.