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• mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Are you literally asking me to provide proof that somwthing isn’t happening?

  You can’t prove a negative, dumbass. The onus of proof is on you

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  • Carighan@piefed.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You can't prove a negative

    *blinks*

    You are calling me the "dumbass", here? 😅 Both logic and philosophy say this perspective is wrong, and also, funnily enough, if this were true (as in, it's not possible to proof a negative assertion in a burden-of-proof scenario) then that very claim could not be proven either? Because "You cannot prove a negative" is, in itself, a negative assertion.
    Luckily for us this is of course wrong, and you can prove a negative. Especially in matters of fact, since you could find a list of current filings of Microsoft and hence show that no, of all their ongoing lawsuits, there are none that are targetting developers (which is not the case, it was easy enough to find two cases without digging any deeper).

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    • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      You are calling me the “dumbass”, here? 😅 Both logic and philosophy say this perspective is wrong

      If you’ve ever taken a philosophy course you’d know you’re completely full of shit.

      Your whole comment belongs on r/okbuddyretard

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      • Carighan@piefed.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        You can just admit you were wrong, you know? Both about current legal cases and about how how proofs of negative claims are viewed in mathmatics particularly logic, and in philosophy. That's okay. Sometimes we are wrong, and we learn from accepting that.

        I don't disagree Nintendo is a shithole company, after all. Just take it as a learning experience: More than one company can be shite at the same time.

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