There's a plethora of valid ways to compare apples and oranges

Submitted ⁨⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org⁩ to ⁨showerthoughts@lemmy.world⁩

In German it’s “to compare apples and pears” which is even more preposterous since they are very closely related.

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Sidhean@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
“This orange isn’t nearly red or crunchy enough to be a good apple.”

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HikingVet@lemmy.ca ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Apples and pears can criss pollinate and can be grown on the same root stock.

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- iii@mander.xyz ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  So does ur mum
  
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  - NessD@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    chef’s kiss
    
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Paradachshund@lemmy.today ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I’ve always taken it to imply that at a certain number of differences, the comparison isn’t useful anymore, not that there are no avenues of comparison at all.

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NotMVD@lemmynsfw.com ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I tend to compare apples to carburetors.

One of them objectively tastes better.

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TootSweet@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I don’t know about you, but I sort all my fruit according to tanginess.

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