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> people will continue to use it how they see fit. People can also say 2+2=5, and they're wrong. And people will continue to call them out on it. And we will k
by JoshTriplett 11mo ago
> people will continue to use it how they see fit.
People can also say 2+2=5, and they're wrong. And people will continue to call them out on it. And we will keep doing so, because stopping lets people move the Overton window and try to get away with even more.
- fastball 11mo ago2+2 is a mathematical concept. Definitions do not need to be agreed upon beyond fundamental axioms. The same is not true for "open source", which is a purely linguistic construct.
- whimblepop 11mo agoWhat the symbol "2" refers to is a matter of convention, just like with any ordinary word.