• LemmysMum@lemmy.worldOP
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    11 months ago

    That makes your meme a strawman since you attack something that no one said.

    Impossible, that’s literally exactly what I did. I edited someone else’s comment in a way that points out the shaky logic it’s built on. There is no way to be any less of a strawman.

    That’s not reductio ad absurdum but a naturalistic fallacy.

    No it’s not, go read.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reductio_ad_absurdum

    And stop incorrectly using the word strawman. You made so much progress, don’t regress now that you’ve reached your next misunderstanding.

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      11 months ago

      I thought you made the “capitalism to life”-change to point out that not only capitalism but all life will end eventually so it’s ok.

      And stop incorrectly using the word strawman.

      Well, wikipedia says:

      A straw man fallacy (sometimes written as strawman) is the informal fallacy of refuting an argument different from the one actually under discussion, while not recognizing or acknowledging the distinction.

      That’s what you did. The argument was “capitalism (and growth) is natural” and you made it into “life isn’t limitless because there is no eternity” and you’re still not recognizing or acknowledging the distinction. The former is a common argument, the latter is just stupid.

      You made so much progress, don’t regress now that you’ve reached your next misunderstanding.

      Don’t talk down to me! Try to understand my point or fuck off!

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        11 months ago

        “capitalism (and growth) is natural”

        Where is this ever stated or implied?

        Don’t talk down to me! Try to understand my point or fuck off!

        It’s not my comprehension that’s lacking. So as you say:

        Try to understand my point or fuck off!