Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT 3616 to 3621 (20th to 24th November 2017)
de_la_Nae:
--- Quote from: Marco on 21 Nov 2017, 07:55 ---I thought the last strip could put an end to the deep analysis of Tilly's acts and motivations. Oh, boy, how I was wrong...
I'll be back in a week or two to see where it went.
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You aren't in this subforum much are you?
de_la_Nae:
I mean *I'm* not in this subforum much, partially because I don't have the patience for the micro-examination that people here seem to enjoy.
JimC:
--- Quote from: Case on 21 Nov 2017, 07:08 ---But it is completely impossible to choose to be ignorant of something,
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Debatable. I choose to be ignorant of the subtleties of "real" coffee. I made a conscious decision not to become au fait with the varieties of coffee types, preparation and all the rest of it. I have an educated palate when it comes to quite enough things already thanks, so I stick to a brand of instant coffee I have found I like, served black. I am vaguely aware there are subtleties way beyond my ken, but that's as far as it goes. I have only the vaguest of clues what all that latty, mocky etc stuff is about, and the one time I was dragged into a St*****ks for an out of office meeting I had not a clue what to order (although I am vaguely aware that St*****ks is to coffee as McMorons is to burgers...).
de_la_Nae:
Case if I was to ascribe total innocence to Gyrre, I would say they *really* fucked up how quote tags work.
I don't know beyond all doubt that we can do that, as I don't know Gyrre from Richard Spencer. But I mean probably.
dutchrvl:
--- Quote from: JimC on 21 Nov 2017, 10:06 ---
--- Quote from: Case on 21 Nov 2017, 07:08 ---But it is completely impossible to choose to be ignorant of something,
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Debatable. I choose to be ignorant of the subtleties of "real" coffee. I made a conscious decision not to become au fait with the varieties of coffee types, preparation and all the rest of it. I have an educated palate when it comes to quite enough things already thanks, so I stick to a brand of instant coffee I have found I like, served black. I am vaguely aware there are subtleties way beyond my ken, but that's as far as it goes. I have only the vaguest of clues what all that latty, mocky etc stuff is about, and the one time I was dragged into a St*****ks for an out of office meeting I had not a clue what to order (although I am vaguely aware that St*****ks is to coffee as McMorons is to burgers...).
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I think what you mean is that you can choose to remain ignorant by not seeking out information. You cannot, however, choose to be ignorant. You either know or you don't. In other words, just like you cannot choose to be ignorant about coffee (at this point in time), you also cannot choose to be knowledgeable about it (at this point in time), only to become knowledgeable.
Edit: yes, I know that is semantic and I know that how you used the terms is how most people use them colloquially, but that does not make it entirely correct.
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