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submitted 1 year ago by vantablack@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Do you not understand how metaphors work? Nothing is being "compared" here. Keep looking for things to be upset about.

[–] Copernican@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

This is actually a simile, not a metaphor. And a simile is a type of comparison .

[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

A simile is a type of metaphor. All similes are metaphors, but not vice versa.