Mastodawn

Hey @gproenca, thanks for the follow request! Unfortunately there's not enough vibe on your profile to check, so...

You must choose one highly-specific, and utterly trivial hill you're totally willing to die on. What is it?

(if you already have one, you may share it instead of choosing a new one)

For me, it's use of the term "guys" for groups that aren't all guys. I've found myself more and more annoyed the more I talk about it. Now, I'm like at the point that I'm railing against the default-masculinity of language to random strangers at the grocery store! Also, it's not trivial! Language is important—it shapes our perceptions! How many guys have you slept with, huh? Huh??

#CAPTCHAlice

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pockets Feb 24

@alice
Fahrenheit is the superior system for human environments.

I will concede for *everything else*, Celsius is better.

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dragonfrog Feb 24

@pockets @alice I'm over here on the other hill (which is in Canada).

Honestly what I believe is, whatever we're used to, we'll come up with reasons why they're the "superior" one, but those reasons are all post hoc.

I have no idea how hot or cold an outdoor temperature of -5 F is, but I immediately know what -20 C feels like. I similarly have no idea how hot a 225 C oven is, but I know exactly what I'd bake at 450 F.

(they're the same temperature in each case but I had to look it up)

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pockets

@dragonfrog
The only distinction I feel between different sub-freezing temperatures is how quickly I get cold.

But I understand your perspective.
(Not saying I agree, else my opinion would be too malleable to meet the criteria of the original question.)

@alice