But live there though.
Aren’t infestations about something that wasn’t there before and doesn’t actually belong there?
gjoel@programming.dev 1 month ago
Aren’t infestations about something that wasn’t there before and doesn’t actually belong there?
But live there though.
quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
No, it is about their presence being wanted or not. I don’t want to go to a swamp because is infested with mosquitoes for example, mosquitoes were always there.
credo@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I saw both links pop up as well. I opted to go with the first, standard, book— webster’s instead of cherry picking.
The problem is, both meanings are correct. However, the “troublesome” definition is primary… and look at the example given:
1 to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner
shark-infested waters
2 to live in or on as a parasite
Rothe@piefed.social 1 month ago
We are aware of the dictionary definition. OP was precisely about arguing that that definition is a based on a fallacy.