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> That's basically the definition of what subjective means. You think it's worse, from your point of view. There's nothing intrinsically worse about RHD vs LHD.

That's not at all what subjective means. Subjective means that something is based on opinions that people can legitimately disagree about. The fact that LHD is a worse option in the real world than RHD is not subjective, even if in isolation they are not really any different.

If most of the world was LHD then LHD would be objectively better.

> Hiccup is not "American" spelling

Ok fine, how about programme/program? Metre/meter?

> Which is why it's subjective. That's the point I was making.

Again, not what subjective means. Subjective doesn't mean "people disagree about it". People disagreed on whether or not Earth was the centre of the solar system. It was never subjective.



> Subjective means that something is based on opinions that people can legitimately disagree about.

Yes, and your claim is literally your opinion. Others probably hold the same opinion but that doesn't make it objective.

> The fact that LHD is a worse option in the real world than RHD is not subjective, even if in isolation they are not really any different.

But that's just my point. It's entirely subjective. Just because you think it's worse, doesn't mean that's objectively true.

> Ok fine, how about programme/program? Metre/meter?

I really don't think you understand what the phrase "objectively worse" means at this point.

> Subjective doesn't mean "people disagree about it"

It's not about you or I disagreeing or agreeing, and if that's what you took from what I wrote, you may want to try re-reading it. I agree with you that chopsticks are not great to eat rice with. But it's still subjective.

Subjective means something (in this case an opinion being stated as a fact) is relative to the person making it, and their view of the world. Thus it is inherently not objective.




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