@rookie54 saidYes, you got it. It's a metaphor.
i don't know what the video is summing up, but it is a sweet metaphor for forum discourse
A little girl exasperated with a bot who keeps asking the same question but doesn't acknowledge the answer.
And a litte boy digging through a drawer, looking for something interesting to play with.
13 Feb 23
@kilroy70 saidWhat was the “question and answer” in this thread which you feel your metaphor “sums up”?
Yes, you got it. It's a metaphor.
A little girl exasperated with a bot who keeps asking the same question but doesn't acknowledge the answer.
And a litte boy digging through a drawer, looking for something interesting to play with.
13 Feb 23
@divegeester saidAs rookie said, it's a metaphor for forum discourse. There are examples all throughout this and numerous other threads.
What was the “question and answer” in this thread which you feel your metaphor “sums up”?
@kilroy70 saidI know what rookie said, but I’m asking you about your comment.
As rookie said, it's a metaphor for forum discourse. There are examples all throughout this and numerous other threads.
So what is the “question and answer” in this thread which you feel your metaphor “sums up”?
@divegeester saidIt's not about any one particular question and answer.
I know what rookie said, but I’m asking you about your comment.
So what is the “question and answer” in this thread which you feel your metaphor “sums up”?
It was a METAPHOR
13 Feb 23
@divegeester saidI think so too.
He’s still upset from several years ago when he got his underpants in a knot in the spirituality forum.
@divegeester saidIn the video I saw a little girl exasperated with a bot who keeps asking the same question but doesn't acknowledge the answer.
Well if it not a metaphor for a question and answer and it’s not about a real question and answer, then what does the metaphor represent?
And a litte boy digging through a drawer, looking for something interesting to play with.
What did you see?
@divegeester saidMarch of 2022 was several years ago?
He’s still upset from several years ago when he got his underpants in a knot in the spirituality forum.
“Underpants in a knot” is. METAPHOR btw.