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		yarekt on Nov 1, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The carefulness knob I agree with both of you, but consider that if this was a real meeting, you’ve both just wasted 10-15 minutes arguing about a line on the graph of a metaphor. (and yes I’ve seen this behaviour in meetings). I agree with the original comment, as professionals we can do better than simplified analogies (or at least we should strive to) Good insight, thanks for that

hinkley on Nov 1, 2024 [–]

> you’ve both just wasted 10-15 minutes arguing about a line on the graph of a metaphor

So goddamned many times. And multiply your 2-10 minute sidebar by the number of people in the room. You just spent over $200 on a wobble in a line.

Plus you’ve usually lost the plot by that point.

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