• finley@lemm.ee
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      3 months ago

      if i observe that water makes things wet, the water didn’t “help” me by simply being what it is.

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        3 months ago

        But the water is not a person you are having a discussion with. I helped you make your point. And I said I am glad I could help. :)

        So did I not help you make the point you were trying to make?

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          3 months ago

          i see you’re struggling to comprehend the metaphor, so i’ll explain: no conscious act or decision of yours “helped” me. i simply observed you being yourself. you get no credit for that.

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            i simply observed you being yourself. you get no credit for that.

            I don’t get credit for being myself?! I mean, who would get credit for me being me, then? You said I proved your point. So I helped you. Which makes us friends. So we’re cool now, right?