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Perfect is the enemy of better (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] Ardent@kbin.earth -5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

They're using the literal definition of the words. How does that redefine anything?

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I can see why you might think that!

Harm is both a verb (to inflict damage) and a noun (the damage thus inflicted). The term harm reduction has a specific meaning which disambiguates the intent.