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    1 year ago

    i think you’re responding to a normative statement by making a descriptive statement.

    for those unaware, here’s a quick explanation from wikipedia: a normative statement is “meant to talk about the world as it should be”, while a descriptive statement is “meant to describe the world as it is”.