Re:Classes are a way of writing higher order functions
by yelloweyes on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @02:29PM
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>Let me make a meta-point. It's natural to find yourself with a thought of this form: I don't get why so many think ___ is cool.
I don't get why so many think cigarettes are cool.
You're telling me they know something I don't about cigarettes?
Re:Classes are a way of writing higher order functions
by munificent on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @03:59PM
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Yes, actually.
* Cigarettes are stimulants and feel great when they first kick in, like a good cup of coffee.
* Smoking gives you a culturally-approved reason to take breaks throughout the day and go outside.
* Smoking is a social activity that provides an easy way to meet new people.
Of course, it is strongly chemically addictive too with serious negative health consequences, but the reason people smoke isn't only addiction or no one would ever start. I learned the above list by once genuinely asking someone why they smoke.
Re:Classes are a way of writing higher order functions
by TimTheTinker on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @03:34PM
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Many/most who have a lifelong cigarette addiction would not describe them as “cool”.
Let me make a meta-point. It's natural to find yourself with a thought of this form: I don't get why so many think ___ is cool.
There are two answers to this:
1. None of them know something you know, and you are right.
2. At least some of them know something you don't, and you are wrong.
Statistically speaking, 2 is much more likely to be true. So when you find yourself having these kinds of thoughts, which are entirely natural, you'll make better progress if you can formulate it as a good-faith search for truth and approach it with an open mind.