• GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Perhaps you should have considered they don’t speak English. Consider these phrases. “Hydrogen is made from water.” “Hydrogen can be produced from water.” “It too can be made using solar panels.” “It can also be produced using solar panels.” Syntactically, both sets are very similar, but have very different meanings.

    Sometimes we need to take a step back and see if there’s a legitimate reason people say or do certain things instead of assuming everyone is hopelessly stupid.

    *I don’t know if they speak English as a first language, a second, or at all. But just given the odd phrasing, I suspect it was fed through a translator. And Lemmy is more diverse than some other social platforms.

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      1 year ago

      perhaps! I can be a judgemental asshole. But I also figured after the first dozen other people downvoted them I’d at least mention it.

      edit: no, looking at their post history, I think they have a fine grasp on english, just not basic physics or chemistry.

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          1 year ago

          so you jumped to assume I was the asshole because you lacked complete data.

          I see there’s lots of that going around so I’ll try to treat you with the kindness and respect you deserve.

          UNLIKE MR “Hydrogen is made from water. It too can be made from solar panels.”

          tsk tsk tsk :D

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            1 year ago

            I don’t see anywhere that I assumed you were an asshole. I merely pointed out one possibility why something so clearly wrong could have been said that way. And you yourself acknowledged that you hadn’t checked to see if that made sense. And now you’re jumping to conclusions about the motivations of others again, rather than asking them if that’s their motivation. If there’s a pattern, I’d say it’s that one. And even there, jumping to conclusions doesn’t make you an asshole, but your response after doing so might.

            …and all of that was written while I ignored the emoticon at the end, so reading more into context is maybe something I should do. ;)

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      1 year ago

      Applesauce is made from apples in the same way hydrogen is made from water.

      I appreciate your advocacy for a generous interpretation but I see nothing wrong with the claim hydrogen is made from water.