• Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    I hate billionaires, but I like steak… I guess they aren’t my enemy after all? I guess I’ll rethink my life… Maybe they aren’t so bad, eh?

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      3 months ago

      The meme only says “if … then …”. It does not imply the reverse relationship of “if not … then not …”.

      • GarbageShootAlt2@lemmy.ml
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        3 months ago

        This is really pedantic, but conditionals do imply a specific inverted inference. Specifically in this meme though, the correct inversion is “If the billionaire class is not your enemy, then this budgeting is not relevant to you,” which I think we’d both agree with.