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But what if a large part of the 'debate' is in actual fact just people senselessly defending inferior systems, because they don't know what they're talking abou
by cia_plant 17y ago
But what if a large part of the 'debate' is in actual fact just people senselessly defending inferior systems, because they don't know what they're talking about? Are we supposed to pretend otherwise, for the sake of civility?
- silentbicycle 17y agoCalling them an idiot isn't going to make them curious about conceptual blind spots they may have inherited from their primary language, just encourage them to ignore you.
- cia_plant 17y agoIf their inclination is to ignore people who know more than they do about a topic, then they are more or less hopeless. I don't think that people should be shy about discussing what is actually the case with languages, just because some people won't react in a reasonable way to the suggestion that some languages are more advanced than others.
- silentbicycle 17y agoWell, the problem is that the whole "blub" stance is akin to breaking the ice by punching someone in the face, and then getting all shocked when they think you're a thug and don't want to listen to your pitch about the metric system. It's not a stance that invites discussion. You can encourage discussion about language design, etc. without being smug and intentionally provocative about it.