Posted by Derek Janssen on 02/17/06 17:56

HoMoon115 wrote:
>>It's all about context and understanding the realities of broad
>>statements that are impossible to be held up.
>>
>>How does a bottomless cup of coffee hold any liquid at all?
>
> The original claim is a very succinct and specific statement. Netflix
> is guilty of false advertising. Falling victim to the perfectionist
> fallacy (we can never change the practices of all violators so there's
> no point in taking action against netflix) does nothing to discredit
> the original claim.
>
> The cup is only bottomless when you lose scope of the topic at hand.
> Netflix.

(Er...nooo, he wasn't making a "glass half empty" metaphor--

He was referring to the "bottomless cup of coffee" offered at diners,
that, in fact, isn't bottomless at all, and has to be refilled every
time you drink it, and to which no patron has ever sued for false claims--
Sort of like an "unlimited rental" of coffee.) :)

Derek Janssen (and heaven knows, you DO only rent coffee)
ejanss@comcast.net

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