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0 pointsjennyyang5y ago0 comments

At some point it will be selectively rewritten if it's important enough.

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awakeasleep5y ago· 3 in thread

I love/hate this type of tautological yet provoking statement

In what sense is it tautological? I can think of a lot of things that are important that won’t get done, healthcare improvements being one. Software on the other hand is typically fluid enough that someone will rewrite it.

kortilla5y ago

Because the bar can be effectively slid around justifying that it was/wasn’t important enough if it does/doesn’t get rewritten.

It’s as meaningless as telling someone they will achieve their dream if they want it bad enough.

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ozzy60095y ago

If it wasn't selectively rewritten, it wasn't important enough (to be selectively rewritten).

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