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		aspenmayer 7 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Is XYplorer really written in VB6? > There should be a name for the "nothing is perfect so everything is equally bad" fallacy. It's surprisingly common. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_is_the_enemy_of_good

IshKebab 7 days ago [–]

That's a totally different thing.

aspenmayer 7 days ago | [–]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana_fallacy

IshKebab 7 days ago | | [–]

Also not the same thing. That would be someone saying "we can't use any language because they all have flaws".

The one I'm talking about is the fallacy of grey, linked from a sibling comment.

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