• givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    If I tried to explain quantum mechanics to my dog, it wouldn’t matter how good of a job I did.

    And even if Roger Penrose or another expert spent years, they’d get the same result.

    So it’s just a question of how much time someone is willing to spend on a task almost guaranteed to fail.

    Like going into details in the hopes every idiot online understands every part of what you said.

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      8 months ago

      Of course communication is a two way street.

      However it’s not merely transmitting information. The manner in which one speaks, what words one chooses, attention to detail, et cetera.

      If people commented on my style of driving on a regular basis, I’d say least entertain the idea that there was something about it I could improve upon.

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        8 months ago

        Depends where you are. If you are on Itsly or Portugal the people commenting on your driving style would probably be in the wrong.

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            8 months ago

            Not really, the point being “the fact that many people share an opinion does not make that opinion correct”.

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              8 months ago

              Your former comment beside the point because that served as an example.

              This comment is besides the point as I didn’t claim that the people would be correct, but that it would serve as a reason in order to entertain the idea that three might be something could be ameliorated about the style of communicating/driving/whatever.

              If a couple of people told you your breath smelled, you’d probably check, just in case, no?

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                8 months ago

                Oh, gotcha, you are not affirming they are wrong because many people say so, just that they should consider that as an option. OK, then.

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      8 months ago

      Imagine thinking summarizing quantum mechanics to dogs is the equivalent to summarizing the Revolutionary War to Lemmy users. We’re all people here, and I promise you there isn’t such an intellect difference you need to dumb it down that much.

      You’re unfair, inaccurate, misleading, and biased in your explanation of what happened while attempting to sound authoritative, that’s why you’re criticized.