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[Serious] The revolution was successful! The old government is gone. You get to help write the new Constitution. What do you put into it? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by pinkdrunkenelephants@sopuli.xyz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] drq@mastodon.ml -2 points 1 year ago (18 children)

@pinkdrunkenelephants Hmm... How to put it simply.

The entirety of connections between different entities surrounding an entity in question. I'd put it this way.

[–] pinkdrunkenelephants@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago (17 children)

Now tell us what the word "though" means without a dictionary. Or "is". Or "entity", or "put". Define every single word you used to my satisfaction, and I will concede my point.

[–] drq@mastodon.ml -2 points 1 year ago (16 children)

@pinkdrunkenelephants Let's do it the way I proposed in my message here: https://mastodon.ml/@drq/111177928748371050

and take the practical approach to this.

Whom would me defining every word you throw at me benefit? Who will be better off?

Me? No. You? Well, it will satisfy your facetiousness, and short term, yes, maybe. But in long term, you've learned nothing and never wanted to. Us together? Nah, you're clearly going to turn this into a competitive situation. Society? Nobody cares.

So, I will have to decline.

[–] drq@mastodon.ml -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@pinkdrunkenelephants Also, you've only proven my point that "the definition game" has no concievable end. So...

[–] pinkdrunkenelephants@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

That's why it's bad to let people dispute terms in debates.

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