this post was submitted on 08 Jul 2023
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[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 years ago

I'm conservative and this is deep.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Objection: the set of sets is not a set. This is a different level of binary, therefore making you simultaneously binary and non-binary depending on perspective.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If the set of sets is not a set then why did you just define it as a set? Checkmate.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 years ago

I really wanted to reply "checkmate" but you already added it yourself. So instead I posted this. You're welcome internet!

[–] ekky43 1 points 2 years ago

It's a binary decision tree!

[–] uniqueid198x 1 points 2 years ago

The set of sets is not a set only because it results in inconsistencies. In systems which break consistency, the set of sets is allowable.

I posit that human social systems are inconsistent

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The idea behind identifying as non-binary is just to frame your personal identity in terms that others are more familiar with.

Nonbinary people recognize that most others view sex (or more specifically gender) in binary terms and use that framework as a scaffold to help others understand.

Sure, there's an aspect of "master’s tools cannot destroy the master's house" but at least they're trying to meet others halfway. Why aren't you?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

Let me express my sincerest admiration for your way with words. All I could think was, "what? no. that's not how that works. what?", and here you are actually explaining why it's nonsense.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I don't think OPs post is criticizing non binary as a sexual identity, it's just making a linguistic / math joke about the phrasing we use to describe it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

god, this was the most intelectual comment session that i ever see, ditching reddit was the correctly decision

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

For REAL. I'm so used to expecting awful comments on a relatively popular meme sub but it was so tame here.