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It sounds like you're disagreeing with me, but that's exactly my point. Are you going to wait for an X-er to do it before you make that point, or will you make
by johnnybgoode 17y ago
It sounds like you're disagreeing with me, but that's exactly my point. Are you going to wait for an X-er to do it before you make that point, or will you make the point even if it's only been Y-ers so far?
- philwelch 17y agoWell, if you're the one to make that point that makes you the first X-er on Mars. But you deserve some credit for that achievement as well. More credit than just "another guy who landed on Mars" but less credit than the first man on Mars, I estimate.
- johnnybgoode 17y agoI'm not sure what you mean. Are you saying an X-er has to do it for that point to be made? I don't see why.
- jlees 17y agoBecause sometimes there may be barriers in place that make it slightly harder for an X-er than a Y-er, meaning the achievement is significant to some extent.
- johnnybgoode 17y agoWhat I mean is an X-er can be told he or she can accomplish something even if another X-er hasn't done it yet. If I understood philwelch correctly, he's saying that an X-er has to actually do it before other X-ers can be told it's possible. But this presents a dilemma.
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- philwelch 17y agoNot really, just that the first X-er on Mars is exceptionally defiant or ignorant of social expectations.