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willy_k 2 days ago

Its a grossly incomplete description. A reductive description.

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skeledrew a day ago | parent [-]

We use incomplete descriptions all the time. Like I could say "I'm an early riser". Is that reductive?

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nagaiaida 16 hours ago | parent | next [-]

would you care to share your interpretation of the function of the word "just" upthread? because that would appear to be the operative part doing the reducing that you've conveniently left out here.

	▲	skeledrew 8 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I could also say "I'm just a teacher". No significant difference made by "just" in this context, beyond giving flavour.

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kelseyfrog a day ago | parent | prev [-]

All statements are reductive because language is injective to reality.