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arrow-up1756arrow-down1imageAncient wisdomlemmy.worldDoug Holland@lemmy.worldM to AMUSING, INTERESTING, OUTRAGEOUS, or PROFOUND@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square164fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareHyphlosion@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down5·5 days agoWhy not able and willing, but just doesn’t? I’m willing to go for a walk today to burn a few calories. Doesn’t mean I’m gonna.
minus-squareJimmycrackcrack@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·5 days agoWouldn’t that make you unwilling?
minus-squareHyphlosion@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·edit-25 days agoNot at all. Willing means that I want to do something. Unwilling means that I don’t want to do something. Just because I want to do something, doesn’t mean I will do that thing. I’m willing to sit here and continue editing this post with examples to further illustrate my point, but I have to go to work soon. Edit: Oof. Now I remember why I refrained from starting a lemmy account for so long. Appreciate the refresher.
Why not able and willing, but just doesn’t?
I’m willing to go for a walk today to burn a few calories. Doesn’t mean I’m gonna.
Wouldn’t that make you unwilling?
Not at all. Willing means that I want to do something. Unwilling means that I don’t want to do something.
Just because I want to do something, doesn’t mean I will do that thing.
I’m willing to sit here and continue editing this post with examples to further illustrate my point, but I have to go to work soon.
Edit: Oof. Now I remember why I refrained from starting a lemmy account for so long. Appreciate the refresher.