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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-down2·9 months agoYou can have infinities of different sizes
minus-squareblahsay@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·9 months agoYou can. This is not one of them
minus-squareCileTheSanelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·9 months 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-down1·9 months 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?