• lennivelkant
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    10 days ago

    any property can be attributed to elements of an empty set

    That’s the vacuous truth of the joke. It’s irrefutable, but because it literally applies to nothing by definition, it’s as worthless as anything can possibly get.

    Did I get the joke?

    Yes.

    (I love your analysis and example, by the way. If you’re gonna dissect jokes, this is the way to do it.)