Comment by yjftsjthsd-h
4 years ago
But firmware can be updated after the unit was shipped; a date stamped on the hardware can't promise accuracy.
4 years ago
But firmware can be updated after the unit was shipped; a date stamped on the hardware can't promise accuracy.
Yeah, buy you would know if you are buying the same thing as what was reviewed or tested.
Is this the definition of whataboutism?
It's not even tangentially related to what the word means...
No, it's not.
Er, no? Whataboutism is an attempt to claim hypocrisy by drawing in something else with the same flaw. This is pointing out a way for this exact proposal to fail.
Okay, I thought it was something along the lines of argumenting against a proposal that is better but not perfect because "what about this edge case". Had a colleague who was a master at this craft and managed to get many good ideas shot down this way.
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Whataboutism is not pointing out flaws in a proposal, no. But I guess the word is so overly used these days that the definition becomes blurry.