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fxwin
2mo ago
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i think that's why they used the word "accidentally"
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stavros
2mo ago
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Let me rephrase: You can't really attribute to someone something they did accidentally while trying to do the opposite.
fxwin
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2mo ago
That depends on your use of "attribute". We shouldn't give them (positive) credit (use 1), but we can recognize them as the cause (use 2)
pfdietz
2mo ago
We can, but ironically.
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