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MajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.zip 6 days agoI know a Gen X guy who “hates” digital clocks because “they don’t have hands to tell me what time it is.”
Comment on Don't fix the problem just change the parameters
MajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.zip 6 days agoI know a Gen X guy who “hates” digital clocks because “they don’t have hands to tell me what time it is.”
BananaIsABerry@lemmy.zip 6 days ago
That might actually be a perfect example of mental gymnastics. What a strange justification of just liking something.
MajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.zip 6 days ago
I mean, not really. He knows analog clocks well enough that the hand position just inherently means something to him. Afternoon, and the little hand is almost halfway? Work day done! Just by position.
Somewhat analagous: I know how far a meter and a kilometer are, in principle, but when I consider distances I more intuitively understand them in feet and miles. It’s what I’m used to.