/lit/ - Literature

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this one is great, but the second filter is pretty dumb

why is conditional/ counterfactual statements the only criterion for nuance in speech? theres plenty of ways to speak abstractly and address complex ideas without using counterfactuals. and you can also use the first five categories to talk about some of the most essential goods in life, and in ways that are aesthetically incredible. Keats' ode on melancholy is a report about an emotional state but it would be reductive to describe it as simple hedonistic "brain-thoughts."
(okay there are some conditional statements in there "when the melancholy fit will fall," but you get the point. )

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