“”I have money” is absolutely true for anyone possessing a penny. See the problem with generalizations that present as authoritative? It’s absolutely true — but doesn’t communicate meaningfully until »scope is included.

The scope of 1 penny is totally meaningful in terms of language and meaning. But it’s totally meaningless in terms of money. Which is what the original statement was, at least superficially, ‘about’

And that’s the fucking problem — partly with language itself, and partly with our habitual and often misleading habits around it..”

— infraheard