thinthehoople

thinthehoople t1_iyf2u80 wrote

But, you see, it is upside down and your feelings on that don’t matter one whit.

There is no opinion involved. Conventions are conventional for a reason, and this is an absolute.

Do people wear tattoos upside down? Yes.

Does it mean they’re wrong? Not necessarily.

Does it mean they aren’t upside down? No.

A tattoo like this is absolutely considered upside down.

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thinthehoople t1_ivzhj8c wrote

The guy was calling out telemetry in real time, “major malfunction” in that context is not just defensible but desired.

These are engineers and technical people confronted with a technical problem in real time. They need accurate, not emotional or pr-based language to work the problem.

It wasn’t this guy’s place nor function to encapsulate the entire situation while doing his job in the moment.

You can criticize NASA plenty, and at your pleasure, but this is a dumb one to pick.

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thinthehoople t1_iv2xaf1 wrote

Pretty accurate, but not in a linear way, nor an all-encompassing one.

My own experience is that it helps give name to various difficult paths and feelings that one must deal with when losing someone close.

Another observation would be that it was and continues to be one of the only socially acceptable and widespread ways to talk about grief and loss, at least in western culture.

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