[awesome_dude]

Wait, your first example is "We raised X dollars" which is a literal estimate of the worth of the company?

I think you are well missing the point - everything you put into your rebuttal is about estimates - in time, money, or resources

[wpietri]

If you're saying there's some sort of wisps-and-moonbeams notion of estimation in everything that we do, sure. I'm not going to argue with that. One world, brah.

What I am talking about here, though, is a practice of software estimation where programmers produce detailed numbers on the amount of time requested work will take. Which is certainly the common meaning of estimating around here, and also what the original article is about.

[awesome_dude]

"Brah"

I mean, if this is upsetting you, take a minute and go for a walk.

> You might be speaking a little more broadly than I am interpreting.

(Or I could be interpreting it more broadly)

In either case I don't think your response is apt

[wpietri]

I'm not upset. But as far as I can tell you've wandered off into some sort of philosophical space when I'm speaking of practicalities, without apparent recognition of the transition. I thought that was a bit ridiculous, something from the "wow dude have you ever really looked at your hand" school of conversation, so I made a joke. Apparently the joke didn't land for you. Alas.