On Thu, Nov 9, 2017, Gregory Ewing wrote:> But ideas are not software -- they don't actively >*do* anything, so trying to anthropomorphise them >doesn't really work.
Generally true. I just remember the notable exception: Colorless green ideas sleep furiously. That case of anthropomorphism works just as well as it was intended. As far as this whole thing about criticism being taken personally, I just can't get a certain sketch out of my head: ".. but I came here for an argument!" "Oh, oh! I'm sorry! This is abuse!... You want room 12A next door." It is hard to tell the difference sometimes. But on this count, I would still try to find the distinction about whether a particular idea seems to ridiculous, or arrogant, as an anomalous statement from the presenter vs. it being representative of a regular pattern. I think many of the posters here appear commonly enough to place the spirit of a particular post in the context of their general presentation style. Roger Christman Pennsylvania State University On Thu, Nov 9, 2017, Gregory Ewing wrote:But ideas are not software -- they don't actively *do* anything, so trying to anthropomorphise them doesn't really work. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
