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		pavel_lishin 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Laid off for the first time in my career, and twic... That's like saying a 500 calorie diet isn't starvation, because starvation is literally no food or incredibly little food.

robertlagrant 6 months ago [–]

It's not like saying that. 7 hours is very similar to 8 hours, and lots of people don't even sleep 8 hours (I don't).

What's the point of wasting time with a very poor analogy? It's actually like saying if 2200 calories is a normal day of food, 1925 calories is not like starvation.

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