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If John Carmack doesn't meet the standards, then you probably SHOULD think about 'lowering them.'
by addingnumbers 5y ago
If John Carmack doesn't meet the standards, then you probably SHOULD think about 'lowering them.'
- wizzwizz4 5y agoYou're saying the same thing. “shouldn't worry about” → “don't think there is a problem with”.
- addingnumbers 5y agoshould worry about -> do think there is a problem with shouldn't worry about -> don't think there is a problem with How are those the same?
- Macha 5y agoI think these can actually mean the same thing here, it depends if the thing you're passing judgement on is interpreted to be the requirements, or the act of lowering the requirements. You should worry about the requirements because they're bad and need fixing. You shouldn't worry about the consequences of lowering the requirements because you weren't enforcing them anyway.
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- squeaky-clean 5y agoNo one said "should worry about" they said "should think about". "shouldn't worry about about 'lowering them.'" -> don't think there is a problem with lowering them. "probably SHOULD think about 'lowering them.'" -> should think about lowering them.
- addingnumbers 5y ago"If the smoke alarm goes off, you shouldn't worry about evacuating the building." Is this an acceptable way to convey that you should evacuate the building without worrying?
- a1369209993 5y ago> "If the smoke alarm goes off, you shouldn't worry about evacuating the building." > acceptable It's a gratuitously ambiguous way to convey that you should evacuate the building without worrying.
- Macha 5y agoYeah, if you don't think there is a problem with lowering the requirements, that means you think it's ok to lower the requirements. Because you're not losing out on imaginary "significantly more qualified than John Carmack" applicants.
- dimitrios1 5y agoPlease read the entirety of my comment before teeing off on just the first clause.
- addingnumbers 5y agoThe second sentence was even more ambiguous than the first one