Enjoying the philosophical vibe of the very easygoing intro to category theory, The Joy of Abstraction.

This passage reminds me of a good rule of thumb, which is to avoid asking someone a generalized yes/no question (since few general truths are absolute), but to rephrase as “Under what conditions is this true?”

Or more precisely, at what threshold does this become true?

Relatedly, this is a good definition of pedantry. 🤓