notjustbikes, 16 days ago

@TechConnectify stop describing my entire comments section.

lienrag, 16 days ago

@TechConnectify

So, you're saying that a holistic argument shouldn't first get the facts it's basing its holisticness upon straight ?

TechConnectify, 16 days ago

@lienrag No, I'm saying that some facts which are important to one person's understanding of a situation may not actually be that important in the broader context. They're fixating on issues they know sometimes come up and not questioning whether those issues are pertinent to the discussion at hand.

Oftentimes these folks have specific knowledge which they don't understand is irrelevant in the moment. So they're arguing things which don't matter and they don't realize it.

jeffm, 16 days ago

@TechConnectify @lienrag that kinda sounds like it goes to the "But sometimes..." video with the LED traffic lights.

Maybe not the same, but closely related?

TechConnectify, 16 days ago

@jeffm @lienrag It's kind of similar, but I'd say it's closer to making a mountain out of the molehills which are pet issues.

Snow build-up on traffic signals is a real problem. But it can be fixed.

There are other folks who think some things are problems which just... aren't.