Comment on Everybody talks about beliefs like they're this big important thing.

• bitcrafter@programming.dev ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  On the contrary, quoting is exactly the act of borrowing another’s idea, but doing the courtesy of giving credit to the person from whom you borrowed it.

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  • DominatorX1@thelemmy.club ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    On the contrary

    A borrowed idea stands on utility.

    A quote stands on authority.

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    • DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      If you’re drawing authority from it, that’s on you. Sometimes you just like the turn of phrase and are giving credit.

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      • DominatorX1@thelemmy.club ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Which is more important to you, the phrase or the credit?

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    • bitcrafter@programming.dev ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I was definitely not standing on the authority of Elliott, merely making use of his words and crediting him for it, so you are simply wrong.

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      • DominatorX1@thelemmy.club ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        You are totally standing on that famous name.

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