• affiliate@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    this would also be society if counterclockwise and clockwise were swapped. it’s the universal way to talk about 2d rotations but pretty much nothing (except a clock) ends up turning clockwise. it didn’t have to be this way

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      57 minutes ago

      Ummm… Have you ever used a screw? Bottle cap? “Right tighty, lefty loosey”? A car wheel when going forward? Literally 99% of things tighten clockwise.

      You’re the person people have to say “no, your other left” a lot to, aren’t ya?

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      4 hours ago

      You can get a clock that is set up counter clockwise to mess with people