Comment by xigoi 2 months ago Popular does not mean good. Tobacco smoking is also popular. 4 comments xigoi Reply almostgotcaught 2 months ago Do you think this is clever? For a metaphor to be relevant to a discussion it has to be fitting, not just a dunk. xigoi 2 months ago It’s not a metaphor. I was giving a counterexample to your implied claim that popularity is an indicator of quality. kanaffa12345 2 months ago That wasn't an implied claim because we're not discussing metrics for judging quality. venturecruelty 2 months ago You're right. It's everyone's least-favorite gotcha. Reminds me of this:Waiter: "How is everything?"Customer: "Great!"Waiter, disgusted: "Even war?"
almostgotcaught 2 months ago Do you think this is clever? For a metaphor to be relevant to a discussion it has to be fitting, not just a dunk. xigoi 2 months ago It’s not a metaphor. I was giving a counterexample to your implied claim that popularity is an indicator of quality. kanaffa12345 2 months ago That wasn't an implied claim because we're not discussing metrics for judging quality. venturecruelty 2 months ago You're right. It's everyone's least-favorite gotcha. Reminds me of this:Waiter: "How is everything?"Customer: "Great!"Waiter, disgusted: "Even war?"
xigoi 2 months ago It’s not a metaphor. I was giving a counterexample to your implied claim that popularity is an indicator of quality. kanaffa12345 2 months ago That wasn't an implied claim because we're not discussing metrics for judging quality. venturecruelty 2 months ago You're right. It's everyone's least-favorite gotcha. Reminds me of this:Waiter: "How is everything?"Customer: "Great!"Waiter, disgusted: "Even war?"
kanaffa12345 2 months ago That wasn't an implied claim because we're not discussing metrics for judging quality.
venturecruelty 2 months ago You're right. It's everyone's least-favorite gotcha. Reminds me of this:Waiter: "How is everything?"Customer: "Great!"Waiter, disgusted: "Even war?"
Do you think this is clever? For a metaphor to be relevant to a discussion it has to be fitting, not just a dunk.
It’s not a metaphor. I was giving a counterexample to your implied claim that popularity is an indicator of quality.
That wasn't an implied claim because we're not discussing metrics for judging quality.
You're right. It's everyone's least-favorite gotcha. Reminds me of this:
Waiter: "How is everything?"
Customer: "Great!"
Waiter, disgusted: "Even war?"