• @yetiftw
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    03 months ago

    just because it has a reason doesn’t make it not arbitrary. you can ultimately come up with a reason for all arbitrary decisions

    • @[email protected]
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      13 months ago

      Is there a way to distinguish between arbitrary and non-arbitrary? Or is literally everything ever arbitrary?

      • @yetiftw
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        12 months ago

        literally every definition ever is arbitrary

        • @[email protected]
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          12 months ago

          Then what’s the point of even calling it arbitrary? If it covers everything, then there’s no reason for the word.

          • @yetiftw
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            12 months ago

            that’s not true. there are things that are not definitions. like my bed for instance, there are aspects that are arbitrary (my personal preferences, design choices, etc) and aspects that are not arbitrary (its physical form that exists beyond definition)

      • @yetiftw
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        12 months ago

        maybe you’re the one who doesn’t understand the ramifications of its meaning