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I think you are overestimating the relevance of minor bits of American (or historic) culture. We can easily work out from the context what 60lb means. The prec

I think you are overestimating the relevance of minor bits of American (or historic) culture. We can easily work out from the context what 60lb means. The precise figure is less relevant than the rest of the scene anyway — is a soldier carrying this backpack? An injured child? All kinds of knowledge are relevant when reading a book. Is the backpack to be carried from Warsaw to Prague? Maybe I have a greater understanding of what that entails than you, even though I'm less sure about the 60lb.

Retric 2y ago
> overestimating the relevance of minor bits of American (or historic) culture. That’s a judgement you can’t make because by your own admission you’re unaware of the subtleties involved. That’s the core issue. It’s not that you can’t know what’s happening it’s that you’re assuming you do know what’s happening even when you’re missing significant elements and then in a fit of circular reasoning assuming because you don’t know it must not be important. Clues embedded in a murder mystery, signs that someone was cheating, implications of fraud, etc etc all depend on concrete details you simply gloss over.