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minus-squareMummysLittleBloodSlut@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·4 months agoYou’re not Randall Munroe, you don’t get to choose what counts. I think external batteries do count.
minus-squarePsythik@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down9·4 months agoCommon sense disagrees.
minus-squareMummysLittleBloodSlut@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down1·4 months agoI don’t think xkcd is for people who value common sense.
minus-squareCorn@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·4 months agoIf I say “my phone is out of juice, let me grab a spare battery” most people will be confused if I start putting a bunch of tools in a box. Nobody will be confused if I simply grab an external battery.
minus-squarePasserby6497@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoCommon sense isn’t a thing that exists, it’s a lazy trope used when you don’t want to explain something you think is obvious.
You’re not Randall Munroe, you don’t get to choose what counts. I think external batteries do count.
Common sense disagrees.
I don’t think xkcd is for people who value common sense.
If I say “my phone is out of juice, let me grab a spare battery” most people will be confused if I start putting a bunch of tools in a box. Nobody will be confused if I simply grab an external battery.
Common sense isn’t a thing that exists, it’s a lazy trope used when you don’t want to explain something you think is obvious.