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0 pointsabiox9y ago0 comments

> I hope you similarly dislike the term 'head-hunt' on the grounds that no-one's head is severed.

this comparison really seems to miss the mark.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headhunting

abioxOP9y ago

the comparison not being apt isn't due to some qualitative assessment of original meaning/usage. thus linking to a headhunting wiki page seems like a reductive nonsequitur.

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Angostura9y ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headhunting

abioxOP9y ago

the comparison not being apt isn't due to some qualitative assessment of original meaning/usage. thus linking to a headhunting wiki page seems like a reductive nonsequitur.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse