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Re:Is engineering management bullshit? by fluoridation on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @11:12AM (#32751711)
The fact that it's satire doesn't make it untrue.
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Re:Is engineering management bullshit? by drewcoo on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @12:47PM (#32753018)
Not just that. The fact that it's satire means it's at least somewhat true.
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Re:Is engineering management bullshit? by afarrell on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @12:21PM (#32752652)
However if the satyrical speaker did not believe that they had a duty of care to the truth, then it is bullshit[1].

[1] Prof. Harry Frankfurt, On Bullshit. http://www2.csudh.edu/ccauthen/576f12/frankfurt__harry_-_on_...

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Re:Is engineering management bullshit? by fluoridation on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @12:48PM (#32753029)
Not really, that does not follow. It is possible to speak the truth by accident.
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Re:Is engineering management bullshit? by afarrell on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @03:12PM (#32755118)
It is also possible to arrive safely at your destination via reckless driving.
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Re:Is engineering management bullshit? by fluoridation on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @04:12PM (#32756109)
It is equally incorrect to assume that someone who speaks "without a duty of care to the truth" is saying something true or false, if given no other information.
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Re:Is engineering management bullshit? by afarrell on Thursday September 08, 2022 @03:05AM (#32762230)
Indeed. It is just something someone said once, not necessarily wise to reach other conclusions from.
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