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NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

The mansplaining thing in this context is more about an unfounded assumption of ignorance in the other party. Usually one would assume an astronaut to know basic thermodynamics, but the tweet's phrasing implies the other other person doesn't. It's less "you're wrong" and more "why do you think she doesn't know that."

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exasperation@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
In this case, though, he’s literally wrong. “Spontaneous” has a precise scientific definition and the astronaut is using it correctly.

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finitebanjo@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
A lot more people than that astronaut are going to see the post reply, though. A lot of them probably haven’t taken a thermodynamics lesson.

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- NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  
  A lot of them probably haven't taken a thermodynamics lesson.
  
  Sure, but in that case the replier could've phrased their response as such. As it stands they're addressing the poster, not other people seeing the exchange.
  
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  - Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    
    Sure, but in that case the replier could’ve phrased their response as such.
    
    But like if we’re being super duper real for a sec, who gives a shit? It’s such a waste of energy and won’t change anything to pick meaningless social media posts apart. He made a fair point, I choose not to interpret it beyond that.
    
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    NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    I mean, you choose not to interpret it beyond that because to you it's something other people are talking about. To someone who experiences this regularly it can apparently get really annoying, hence the negative reactions.
    
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    moakley@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    I’m pretty sure he didn’t make a fair point. I haven’t taken any thermodynamics classes, but I think the word “spontaneous” means something more specific in this context and is technically accurate.
    
    He’s trying to one up her by using the common definition.
    
    So he’s wrong on multiple levels here, and there’s no reason to pick apart the meaningless social media post accusing him of mansplaining.
    
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plyth@feddit.org ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

unfounded assumption of ignorance in the other party

That’s the joke. Haha, stupid astronaut, you are supposed to know.

It’s obviously too early to make that joke with an astronautess.

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- porous_grey_matter@lemmy.ml ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  If it were, it wouldn’t be a good joke, because this exactly conforms to the thermodynamic definition of spontaneity. Saying it is spontaneous is, quite exactly, simple thermo.
  
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