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I considered deleting the post, but this seems more cowardly than just admitting I was wrong. But TIL something!
minus-squareblahsay@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·2 years agoThe people struggling with this are the same ones that think a ton of lead is heavier than a ton of feathers
minus-squareCileTheSane@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoYou can have infinities of different sizes
minus-squareblahsay@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·2 years agoYou can. This is not one of them
minus-squareCileTheSane@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoTrue, 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”.
minus-squareblahsay@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·2 years agoIt’s a fair analogy to obscure some complexity. Got a better one?
The people struggling with this are the same ones that think a ton of lead is heavier than a ton of feathers
You can have infinities of different sizes
You can. This is not one of them
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”.
It’s a fair analogy to obscure some complexity.
Got a better one?