Why read Dostoevsky? A programmer's perspective

Re:Why read Dostoevsky? A programmer's perspective by cowuser666 on Saturday October 01, 2022 @09:59AM (#33046626)

This treats arguments like opaque tokens where we know in advance which are good and bad, and need to make sure we have lots of good and few bad. But actually arguments have content and to know whether they are good or bad, we have to engage with them.

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Re:Why read Dostoevsky? A programmer's perspective by BolexNOLA on Saturday October 01, 2022 @10:04AM (#33046652)

I’m going to be perfectly honest, I have no idea what you mean in this context/what you’re saying to me once I get past the first comma.

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Re:Why read Dostoevsky? A programmer's perspective by cowuser666 on Saturday October 01, 2022 @10:26AM (#33046791)

I'm saying you're not engaging with the substance of his point.

If I were to say, "America had a negative impact in geopolitics when it invaded Iraq," it's like you responded with "I'm sorry, but that just seems anti-American."

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Re:Why read Dostoevsky? A programmer's perspective by 9dev on Saturday October 01, 2022 @11:50AM (#33047478)

Just wanted to say that this was an excellent example to illustrate your case.

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Re:Why read Dostoevsky? A programmer's perspective by BolexNOLA on Saturday October 01, 2022 @11:47AM (#33047445)

I don’t think that’s a particularly fair or accurate assessment of what I said.

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