A two-person startup already uses twenty-eight other tools

Re:A two-person startup already uses twenty-eight other tools by travisjungroth on Saturday February 29, 2020 @03:10PM (#22452727)

I'm sympathetic to your concern about the use of the word "literally". It's sort of a special, meta word.

But there's a subtle difference here in how they used it. They said "even if the UX is ... 'the software literally shoots knives'".

They're speaking in hyperbole, not metaphor. So "literal" is somewhat appropriate. They're not directly saying that their boss wouldn't care about a bad UI. They're exaggeratedly saying that their boss wouldn't care about literal injury.

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Re:A two-person startup already uses twenty-eight other tools by afarrell on Saturday February 29, 2020 @03:20PM (#22452804)

An exaggerated hypothetical as a way of saying "Here is what I'd predict about their behavior. Here is how much I trust them."

Hmmmm... I'll chew on that for quite a while...

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