Cult-like behaviour [was Re: Kindness]

Jim Lee jlee54 at gmail.com
Sun Jul 15 17:57:28 EDT 2018



On 07/15/18 14:53, Chris Angelico wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 16, 2018 at 7:02 AM, Jim Lee <jlee54 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 07/15/18 13:30, Chris Angelico wrote:
>>>
>>> It doesn't matter what Twitch is, except for the fact that it is a
>>> platform for HUMANS to communicate with HUMANS. Ultimately, that is
>>> what matters. Pick any other web site or communication protocol you
>>> please.
>>>
>>> ChrisA
>>
>> Yes, and for *that*, language matters;  but, for a vast array of programming
>> tasks that *don't* involve global communications, it's an added level of
>> complexity with zero benefit.  It would be *nice* to be able to turn support
>> on or off, depending on the requirements of the individual program or,
>> better yet, be able to simply ignore the feature(s).
>>
> Okay. Show me something where language doesn't matter, but you still
> need characters.
>
> ChrisA

You seem to be purposefully obfuscating things.

One language, not zero languages.  Obviously.

-Jim




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