AdventuringAardvark@lemmy.one to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoLinus does not fuck aroundlemmy.oneimagemessage-square335fedilinkarrow-up11.13Karrow-down154file-text
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minus-squarePelicanen@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up27arrow-down11·2 years agoDoesn’t make it right. Michael Jackson’s dad abused his kids and they became world famous artists, doesn’t mean abusing your kids is acceptable or should be seen as such.
minus-squareClaidheamh@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down11·2 years agoIt’s not a comparison, it’s an analogy. Important distinction.
minus-squarePyro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·2 years agoExcept it’s not a distinction at all. analogy (n.) - a comparison between one thing and another, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
minus-squareClaidheamh@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·2 years agoOf course it is. A square is also a rectangle but it’s still an important distinction.
Doesn’t make it right. Michael Jackson’s dad abused his kids and they became world famous artists, doesn’t mean abusing your kids is acceptable or should be seen as such.
This is a nonsensical comparison
It’s not a comparison, it’s an analogy. Important distinction.
Except it’s not a distinction at all.
Of course it is. A square is also a rectangle but it’s still an important distinction.