I actually upvoted, but mostly because it was a hook for comedy, because it’s so common a trope (the surprise value of taking something literally). If it weren’t for that, I’d probably have just passed, rather than downvoting, but I find it pretty low-value overall.
Some mix of “obvious parts are obvious, non-obvious parts are some mix of pretentious and and suspect.” I’d actually enjoy a (somewhat) deeper exploration of your agreement or disagreement with the Wittgenstein framing of this phrase, and the value of invoking cultural tropes. Personally, this isn’t one I’m confident enough to use, but there are other hyperbolic ideas I use for emphasis or humor, and I generally agree that communication is multimodal and contextual, much more than objective semantic content.
I actually upvoted, but mostly because it was a hook for comedy, because it’s so common a trope (the surprise value of taking something literally). If it weren’t for that, I’d probably have just passed, rather than downvoting, but I find it pretty low-value overall.
Some mix of “obvious parts are obvious, non-obvious parts are some mix of pretentious and and suspect.” I’d actually enjoy a (somewhat) deeper exploration of your agreement or disagreement with the Wittgenstein framing of this phrase, and the value of invoking cultural tropes. Personally, this isn’t one I’m confident enough to use, but there are other hyperbolic ideas I use for emphasis or humor, and I generally agree that communication is multimodal and contextual, much more than objective semantic content.