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Ugh. I don't know about the rest of you - that post felt patronizing. This stuff is complicated enough without layering on massive metaphors that shudder under
by freejack 14y ago
Ugh. I don't know about the rest of you - that post felt patronizing. This stuff is complicated enough without layering on massive metaphors that shudder under the weight of the context they are trying to convey. It would be awesome if someone took a crack at a similar explanation without all the pandering.
- JonnieCache 14y agoIt almost felt like a meta-analogy about the inherent limitations of analogy.
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- state 14y agoI would guess that a lot of the readers of the Times this is really helpful. I don't think most people understand this stuff at all, and the analogy is better than nothing.
- gdubs 14y agoAgreed. "Metaphors and similes do nothing but obscure the beauty of technology" -- Charles Petzold, "CODE" And more bluntly: "I dislike allegory wherever I smell it." -- J.R.R. Tolkien