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No, in this case, he was being dumb. He started out with a complete non sequitur, and then got fixated on that. Clarification: the guy was being dumb, but I wa
by talideon 12y ago
No, in this case, he was being dumb. He started out with a complete non sequitur, and then got fixated on that.
Clarification: the guy was being dumb, but I was dumb for engaging with him in the first place. I'm in no way 'blaming' somebody for being dumb.
- teach 12y agoraldi didn't say that anyone was or wasn't being dumb. He said that "instead of BLAMING OTHERS for [x], YOU might want to [y]". Blaming others is a poor lifestyle adaptation. Whether or not the other guy was actually dumb or not isn't relevant.
- talideon 12y agoWho was blaming anybody?
- teach 12y agoYou are. I can paraphrase your original comment like so: "I have tried in the past to explain how awesome the ratio is, but it didn't go well because of dumb people." You are correct that you're not blaming anyone for being dumb, but you are blaming others for the explanation not going well.
- talideon 12y agoNo, I'm not, and you're putting words in my mouth. This: > I have tried in the past to explain how awesome the ratio is, but it didn't go well because of dumb people. Does not mean the same thing as this: > I've tried in the past to explain how awesome the sqrt(2) ratio used as the basis of DIN/ISO page sizes is, but there are some very dumb people on HN.
- teach 12y agoI believe you that that's not what you intended to say. I certainly don't intend to put words into your mouth! But I think you're wrong; I suspect the vast majority on HN read your comment the way I do. The word 'tried' implies an attempt that failed. And in the phrase "I've tried... but...", the part after the but almost always implies causality.
- murbard2 12y ago2^4 x 21 mm x 29.7 mm ~ 1 m^2 Yup, he was being dumb.