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Dylan16807today at 12:40 AM1 replyview on HN

If I categorized these situations the way you do, and I said what I'm saying, I would be a pedant.

But I see things a different way. The logic I'm actually using is not pedantic.

You calling me disingenuous over this is painful to look at. Get out of your own head for a second. We're using different premises, and we're reaching different conclusions because of that. My logic is fine, and your logic is fine.


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JollySharp0today at 12:57 AM

> If I categorized these situations the way you do, and I said what I'm saying, I would be a pedant.

I am not categorising any situation. The vast majority of people would omit unreasonable options.

I could buy a racing bike that is £5000 new, for £200 when I live in London (back in 2000s). The bike would most likely would have been stolen. So technically I can buy a £5000 bike for £200. But most people wouldn't want to buy from a thief and consider it unethical.

People feel similarly about scalpers and other untrustworthy sellers.

> You calling me disingenuous over this is painful to look at. Get out of your own head for a second.

You started the conversation claiming I was outright lying. Then when I clarified to you what I meant you continued claiming I was lying/misstating. That is really annoying.

If you could have just said "okay that is fair, while you might have been doing X and Y, I can understand why you didn't want to do that". That would have been fine. But that didn't happen.

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