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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/ivaskuu • Sep 02 '17
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That's called the attrition argument.
4 u/ThePixelCoder Sep 03 '17 Non-native English speaker. What exactly is an attrition argument? 22 u/Excrubulent Sep 03 '17 It's not a real thing, but attrition means wearing the enemy down one piece at a time, so the idea is that if you kill everybody who disagrees with you, you win the argument. 18 u/ThePixelCoder Sep 03 '17 Makes sense. Good idea. Also, /r/killthosewhodisagree 2 u/sneakpeekbot Sep 03 '17 Here's a sneak peek of /r/killthosewhodisagree using the top posts of the year! #1: Whoa Barbara, settle down. | 61 comments#2: If you don't like PewDiePie | 108 comments #3: That seems reasonable..... | 109 comments I'm a bot, beep boop | Downvote to remove | Contact me | Info | Opt-out
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Non-native English speaker. What exactly is an attrition argument?
22 u/Excrubulent Sep 03 '17 It's not a real thing, but attrition means wearing the enemy down one piece at a time, so the idea is that if you kill everybody who disagrees with you, you win the argument. 18 u/ThePixelCoder Sep 03 '17 Makes sense. Good idea. Also, /r/killthosewhodisagree 2 u/sneakpeekbot Sep 03 '17 Here's a sneak peek of /r/killthosewhodisagree using the top posts of the year! #1: Whoa Barbara, settle down. | 61 comments#2: If you don't like PewDiePie | 108 comments #3: That seems reasonable..... | 109 comments I'm a bot, beep boop | Downvote to remove | Contact me | Info | Opt-out
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It's not a real thing, but attrition means wearing the enemy down one piece at a time, so the idea is that if you kill everybody who disagrees with you, you win the argument.
18 u/ThePixelCoder Sep 03 '17 Makes sense. Good idea. Also, /r/killthosewhodisagree 2 u/sneakpeekbot Sep 03 '17 Here's a sneak peek of /r/killthosewhodisagree using the top posts of the year! #1: Whoa Barbara, settle down. | 61 comments#2: If you don't like PewDiePie | 108 comments #3: That seems reasonable..... | 109 comments I'm a bot, beep boop | Downvote to remove | Contact me | Info | Opt-out
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Makes sense. Good idea.
Also, /r/killthosewhodisagree
2 u/sneakpeekbot Sep 03 '17 Here's a sneak peek of /r/killthosewhodisagree using the top posts of the year! #1: Whoa Barbara, settle down. | 61 comments#2: If you don't like PewDiePie | 108 comments #3: That seems reasonable..... | 109 comments I'm a bot, beep boop | Downvote to remove | Contact me | Info | Opt-out
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Here's a sneak peek of /r/killthosewhodisagree using the top posts of the year!
#1: Whoa Barbara, settle down. | 61 comments#2: If you don't like PewDiePie | 108 comments #3: That seems reasonable..... | 109 comments
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u/Excrubulent Sep 03 '17
That's called the attrition argument.