That’s not discovery. That’s classification. Huge difference, it was already well known to exist, classification just describes what it is, puts it into a category, and create subcategories within the group.
People knew about gravity long before physicists did the mathematics requred to model it.
Or as a biology example, was the dog, cat, horse, sheep, or cow only discovered when they were classified by biologists in like, what? The 1700s?
Literally how did you read my comment and think that I was saying that it’s discovery? Or if you’re talking about France 24: yeah, everyone here knows; hence “oversimplifying”.
But thanks for explaining basic taxonomy to me. I really needed it. (Yes, the 1700s.)
God forbid you expect supposed “journalists” working for a massive news outlet to use precise terms. If they can’t communicate a concept as simple as discovery vs classification of an animal accurately you expect them to communicate actual news accurately?
Well maybe getting “corrected” on something I already know and said by someone who knows the bare minimum about taxonomy is a little obnoxious.
I don’t really care to police my tone when the person I’m responding to can’t even be fucked to read what I wrote before jumping in and acting like they know better.
For just no-frills explaining why the line in the OP made no sense? Should I have thrown in an “lol” or an “uwu” as a tone indicator so you didn’t read it in the least charitable way?
But if you actually want snippy: the line is utter bullshit. “Western scholars” is used as a weasel word, when taxonomists obviously know the difference between discovery and description; they receive specimens discovered by someone else literally all the time as part of their job. No taxonomist in 2026 (or “Western scholar”, whatever the fuck that means) would think the okapi was “discovered” in 1901 or even by 19th-century Europeans who wrote about it; to assume otherwise is anti-intellectualist “stupid science bitches”-level horseshit and reflects zero understanding of taxonomy as a field.
But otherwise, if “Western scholar” means “France 24 Twitter person”, then cool. Weird choice of phrasing, but it’s accurate.
That’s not discovery. That’s classification. Huge difference, it was already well known to exist, classification just describes what it is, puts it into a category, and create subcategories within the group.
People knew about gravity long before physicists did the mathematics requred to model it.
Or as a biology example, was the dog, cat, horse, sheep, or cow only discovered when they were classified by biologists in like, what? The 1700s?
y…yes
Literally how did you read my comment and think that I was saying that it’s discovery? Or if you’re talking about France 24: yeah, everyone here knows; hence “oversimplifying”.
But thanks for explaining basic taxonomy to me. I really needed it. (Yes, the 1700s.)
God forbid you expect supposed “journalists” working for a massive news outlet to use precise terms. If they can’t communicate a concept as simple as discovery vs classification of an animal accurately you expect them to communicate actual news accurately?
You’re very snippy
Well maybe getting “corrected” on something I already know and said by someone who knows the bare minimum about taxonomy is a little obnoxious.
I don’t really care to police my tone when the person I’m responding to can’t even be fucked to read what I wrote before jumping in and acting like they know better.
Nah man, you started snippy
For just no-frills explaining why the line in the OP made no sense? Should I have thrown in an “lol” or an “uwu” as a tone indicator so you didn’t read it in the least charitable way?
But if you actually want snippy: the line is utter bullshit. “Western scholars” is used as a weasel word, when taxonomists obviously know the difference between discovery and description; they receive specimens discovered by someone else literally all the time as part of their job. No taxonomist in 2026 (or “Western scholar”, whatever the fuck that means) would think the okapi was “discovered” in 1901 or even by 19th-century Europeans who wrote about it; to assume otherwise is anti-intellectualist “stupid science bitches”-level horseshit and reflects zero understanding of taxonomy as a field.
But otherwise, if “Western scholar” means “France 24 Twitter person”, then cool. Weird choice of phrasing, but it’s accurate.
Yeah see this is what I’m talking about, you would benefit from going on a walk or something