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Comment by mojifwisi

> Slavery was widely confirmed for even longer. Tradition, right?

This is an egregious use of the noncentral fallacy.[1]

Conforming to this 50-year tradition makes the language more familiar and easier to learn, so it's reasonable to question why the language chose differently.

[1]: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/yCWPkLi8wJvewPbEp/the-noncen...

parent mojifwisi 3 years ago

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