How many dials do you know that go up if you turn them counterclockwise (aka, to the left)? I think this is just a common standard. Dials as we build them by convention go up if you turn them to the right, it’s simply that.
Absolutely. To be clear, I agree with you that I believe that this is indeed what Zvi meant. Most notably, in other places in the post, Zvi talks about turning the dial up or down.
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Let’s assume, for the sake of epistemic charity, that this is just a typo, and not you trying to sneak in some political connotation.
How many dials do you know that go up if you turn them counterclockwise (aka, to the left)? I think this is just a common standard. Dials as we build them by convention go up if you turn them to the right, it’s simply that.
Absolutely. To be clear, I agree with you that I believe that this is indeed what Zvi meant. Most notably, in other places in the post, Zvi talks about turning the dial up or down.