My words meant exactly what they said, no more and no less. I know this because (a) I wrote them, and (b) I happen to like Lisp, Emacs, and the people I know who use them. I'm pretty sure I am not in the habit of describing their arguments as "silly."
At the risk of appealing to authority, I do not consider this essay silly: http://www.paulgraham.com/avg.html
What I was doing is making a commentary about the similarity between cultures, or perhaps mindsets, or perhaps people.
Now, if you want to believe that when I say X, that I really mean Y, and when I assert "No, I really meant X," that I am lying and I meant Y but have some sort of duplicitous reason for telling you that I meant X, that is your right.
But I'm going to have to let you go your way on this issue, and I will go mine.
At the risk of appealing to authority, I do not consider this essay silly: http://www.paulgraham.com/avg.html
What I was doing is making a commentary about the similarity between cultures, or perhaps mindsets, or perhaps people.
Now, if you want to believe that when I say X, that I really mean Y, and when I assert "No, I really meant X," that I am lying and I meant Y but have some sort of duplicitous reason for telling you that I meant X, that is your right.
But I'm going to have to let you go your way on this issue, and I will go mine.