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> Why does HN love analogies? I suppose because they resemble the abstractions that make complex language possible. Another world full of aggressive posturing
by niam 9mo ago
> Why does HN love analogies?
I suppose because they resemble the abstractions that make complex language possible. Another world full of aggressive posturing at tweet-length analogistic musings might have stifled some useful English parlance early.
But I reckon that we shouldn't have called it phishing because emails don't always smell.
- threethirtytwo 9mo agoIf you ever heard a sermon by a priest it’s loaded with analogies. Everyone loves analogies but analogies are not a form of reason and can often be used to mislead. A lot of these sermons are driven by reasoning via analogy. My question is more why does HN love analogies when the above is true.
- Abstract_Typist 9mo ago> I suppose because they resemble the abstractions that make complex language possible As in models: All analogies are "wrong", some analogies are useful.