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minus-squareNoSpiritAnimal@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoNo, I meant functionally. As in practically. For all intents and purposes. As in under normal conditions. It’s like if I said “You meant ‘searching for’ and not ‘looking for’”, when looking indicates visual searching. In other words it’s a meaningless distinction in the usage and I would look like a real dickhead pedant if I insisted you use another word.
minus-squarehemko@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoBiological immortality is the term for what you were describing. The fact that I politely pointed it out and linked a relevant Wikipedia article of the topic doesn’t warrant you to get insulted and call me a dickhead
minus-squareNoSpiritAnimal@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoThere is a functional difference between being pedantic about the word “functionally” and supplying relevant information.
minus-squareNoSpiritAnimal@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 day agoNo, my point with “functionally” is that it can be killed. Biological immortality is a very specific concept indicating an absence of aging and the absence of an increase in expected mortality along with age. I just mean that something can still eat it. This is an easy concept to understand if you’re not focused on correcting people needlessly.
No, I meant functionally. As in practically. For all intents and purposes. As in under normal conditions.
It’s like if I said “You meant ‘searching for’ and not ‘looking for’”, when looking indicates visual searching.
In other words it’s a meaningless distinction in the usage and I would look like a real dickhead pedant if I insisted you use another word.
Biological immortality is the term for what you were describing. The fact that I politely pointed it out and linked a relevant Wikipedia article of the topic doesn’t warrant you to get insulted and call me a dickhead
There is a functional difference between being pedantic about the word “functionally” and supplying relevant information.
No, it’s “biologically.”
No, my point with “functionally” is that it can be killed.
Biological immortality is a very specific concept indicating an absence of aging and the absence of an increase in expected mortality along with age.
I just mean that something can still eat it. This is an easy concept to understand if you’re not focused on correcting people needlessly.