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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by balderdash9@lemmy.zip to c/memes@lemmy.world

I considered deleting the post, but this seems more cowardly than just admitting I was wrong. But TIL something!

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[-] blahsay@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

The people struggling with this are the same ones that think a ton of lead is heavier than a ton of feathers

[-] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 3 points 9 months ago

You can have infinities of different sizes

[-] blahsay@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

You can. This is not one of them

[-] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago

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".

[-] blahsay@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago

It's a fair analogy to obscure some complexity.

Got a better one?

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