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I considered deleting the post, but this seems more cowardly than just admitting I was wrong. But TIL something!
minus-squareCileTheSanelinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·1 year agoYou can have infinities of different sizes
minus-squareblahsay@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·1 year agoYou can. This is not one of them
minus-squareCileTheSanelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoTrue, but understanding that different sizes of infinity exist and applying that incorrectly is not the same as not realizing that “a ton is a ton”.
minus-squareblahsay@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoIt’s a fair analogy to obscure some complexity. Got a better one?
You can have infinities of different sizes
You can. This is not one of them
True, but understanding that different sizes of infinity exist and applying that incorrectly is not the same as not realizing that “a ton is a ton”.
It’s a fair analogy to obscure some complexity.
Got a better one?