It’s only weird when you correlate “great” with only being a good thing. In and of itself , “great” is neither good nor bad. It simply describes a thing as more than average or normal.
e.g. The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were both great tragedies. They were also very bad things.
e.g. Having a calm and rational discussion on the Internet is a great idea. It is also positive and reaffirming.
Yeah, “great” is about “magnitude”, not “quality”. They aren’t called the “Great Lakes” because they’re super awesome, but because they are fuck-off massive. It’s like the adjective “grand”.
It’s only weird when you correlate “great” with only being a good thing. In and of itself , “great” is neither good nor bad. It simply describes a thing as more than average or normal.
e.g. The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were both great tragedies. They were also very bad things.
e.g. Having a calm and rational discussion on the Internet is a great idea. It is also positive and reaffirming.
Great!
Yeah, “great” is about “magnitude”, not “quality”. They aren’t called the “Great Lakes” because they’re super awesome, but because they are fuck-off massive. It’s like the adjective “grand”.