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nyykiI've noticed a trend lately that is starting to bug me. First, and example.
A former roommate of mine refers to LJS as "Long John Slimey's." Her contention is that she lived in the bay area and as such she can't call what they serve "fish." When challenged on this she cites scores of nice restaurants in the bay area that serve the catch of the day.
Duh. Expecting LJS to serve something comparable to even Red Lobster is a logical fallacy. It's a non-parallel argument. She can say she doesn't care for fast food fish restaurants and that's okay. But to compare a place that basically sells Fish and Chips style fish with some place that is s a fancy seafood restaurant is a non-parallel argument. It's like comparing a burger from Chili's or Snuffers with one from McDonalds.
I'm running into this more and more lately -- people who are trying to compare non-parallel things with each other and finding one lacking. And it's bothersome. It shows a weakness in the ability to discern the appropriate place for things and why something is appropriate in one setting and not in another.
And the above argument ignores so many factors. LJS is where you go to get fish in under five minutes and for around five bucks. It's a far cry from a meal that will take an hour or more and costs a minimum of twenty bucks when drink and tip is factored in. There are definitely times when I want the good stuff. And then there are times where I don't have the bank or spare time for white table cloths and a waitperson.
The place where this becomes annoying is when the person refuses to accept this, and wants to keep putting everything in the same box. This is simplistic thinking, pure and simple. To disregard the factors that make things different is to invalidate the things themselves, not out of any conceptual process, but out of pure desire to see things a particular way contrary to any evidence that may disprove it. It takes a special kind of arrogance to do this. And I'm becoming increasingly uninterested in this kind of systematic ignorance.
A former roommate of mine refers to LJS as "Long John Slimey's." Her contention is that she lived in the bay area and as such she can't call what they serve "fish." When challenged on this she cites scores of nice restaurants in the bay area that serve the catch of the day.
Duh. Expecting LJS to serve something comparable to even Red Lobster is a logical fallacy. It's a non-parallel argument. She can say she doesn't care for fast food fish restaurants and that's okay. But to compare a place that basically sells Fish and Chips style fish with some place that is s a fancy seafood restaurant is a non-parallel argument. It's like comparing a burger from Chili's or Snuffers with one from McDonalds.
I'm running into this more and more lately -- people who are trying to compare non-parallel things with each other and finding one lacking. And it's bothersome. It shows a weakness in the ability to discern the appropriate place for things and why something is appropriate in one setting and not in another.
And the above argument ignores so many factors. LJS is where you go to get fish in under five minutes and for around five bucks. It's a far cry from a meal that will take an hour or more and costs a minimum of twenty bucks when drink and tip is factored in. There are definitely times when I want the good stuff. And then there are times where I don't have the bank or spare time for white table cloths and a waitperson.
The place where this becomes annoying is when the person refuses to accept this, and wants to keep putting everything in the same box. This is simplistic thinking, pure and simple. To disregard the factors that make things different is to invalidate the things themselves, not out of any conceptual process, but out of pure desire to see things a particular way contrary to any evidence that may disprove it. It takes a special kind of arrogance to do this. And I'm becoming increasingly uninterested in this kind of systematic ignorance.
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Date: 2009-12-08 01:17 am (UTC)5 minute $5 fish
Date: 2009-12-15 07:35 am (UTC)