My issue is that if you're going to play devil's advocate then you should come up with stronger arguments than "it doesn't mean anything". If there are legitimate questions about the program that isn't one of them
I don't think his job is just to argue against the theory; that remark - and the fact that the interviewee was unable to confidently rebuke it - shows that the people responsible for it are ill prepared, and that is a good argument against the practical implementation of the program.
I thought he was simply putting forward the comment that some people make - "what's all that gibberish on the screen?", and seeing what she has to say to that.
Symbols on a computer don't mean anything. They're only interesting for their manipulation of outputs that can be used as physical control systems, or in the values that we project onto them (the true content of endless font discussions that don't involve dyslexia or blindness.)
I'm comfortable with this, and it doesn't feel like a threat.
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My issue is that if you're going to play devil's advocate then you should come up with stronger arguments than "it doesn't mean anything". If there are legitimate questions about the program that isn't one of them
I don't think his job is just to argue against the theory; that remark - and the fact that the interviewee was unable to confidently rebuke it - shows that the people responsible for it are ill prepared, and that is a good argument against the practical implementation of the program.
I thought he was simply putting forward the comment that some people make - "what's all that gibberish on the screen?", and seeing what she has to say to that.
Symbols on a computer don't mean anything. They're only interesting for their manipulation of outputs that can be used as physical control systems, or in the values that we project onto them (the true content of endless font discussions that don't involve dyslexia or blindness.)
I'm comfortable with this, and it doesn't feel like a threat.