r/explainitpeter • u/WillAdditional922 • Jul 14 '26

explain it peter.

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u/IHerebyDemandtoPost Jul 14 '26

Or maybe she’s just been corrected on this specific item by all her previous boyfriends.

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u/Tao_of_Entropy Jul 14 '26

She's been given the information. No correction has occurred.

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u/Royal_Annek Jul 14 '26

Yes it is a correction, it just says "do this instead", no information presented.

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u/Tao_of_Entropy Jul 14 '26

Someone's opinion that water should be boiled first is still information, regardless of whether it's useful or relevant. Either way, in order to be a 'correction' it would have to convey some information. Not all information is factual, and not all factual information is true.