> Because Cushman pointed out that a compass tends to have two points, he has received several downvotes. well, that's because his comment, though superficiall

> Because Cushman pointed out that a compass tends to have two points, he has received several downvotes. well, that's because his comment, though superficially relevant, was actually pure noise. there was no compass involved to have two points; the term was being used metaphorically, and everyone (cushman included) knew what it meant.