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thihtyesterday at 11:28 PM1 replyview on HN

If the only good thing you can name is "nuclear stuff" it’s not a stretch to say it’s a complete disaster though. When people say "everything" they don’t mean "everything", it’s just easier than saying "everything except that 1 thing".


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chermitoday at 12:23 AM

That's kind of my point. It is a stretch that's called lying. Why not just relax the claim instead of insisting the world understands it's hyperbole