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Don't Fight for Objective Definitions
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Don't Fight for Objective Definitions

Language is ambiguous. If you want to communicate effectively, you must understand that different people have different meanings for the same words. 

Far too many rationalists waste their time arguing for objective definitions, instead of stating their intended meaning for words.

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Steve Patterson's Substack
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