Debating Conceptual Differences

Commenters question, assert, or dispute whether two related concepts, products, or ideas are the same or fundamentally different in various contexts.

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Sample Comments

manjushri Mar 18, 2018 View on HN

Could you point to the difference?

miloignis Mar 18, 2023 View on HN

What's your explanation for what's different?

shrewduser Dec 13, 2019 View on HN

what? they seem noticeably different to me.

IncRnd Nov 20, 2018 View on HN

There is a difference between the two.

fiatjaf Oct 13, 2017 View on HN

What's the difference, really?

bowmessage Jul 23, 2022 View on HN

What's the difference, really?

GoblinSlayer Apr 28, 2021 View on HN

Your post is formulated as if there's difference.

alexeisadeski3 Mar 22, 2014 View on HN

In what way is that a difference?

Dylan16807 Oct 7, 2013 View on HN

...those are not the same thing.

adrianN Aug 3, 2022 View on HN

The fundamental difference is not perfectly clear to me.