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Now Lemmy Explain: Simple Explanation for Complex Topics

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Inspired by r/eli5 and Casually Explained.

Now Lemmy Explain: Starting the "Now Lemmy Explain" community.

I've always felt like the name "Explain Like I'm 5" is patronizing (yes, I know, it's from an Office joke). I want to see a community that's better and more entertaining to read than how it was on reddit.

Now Lemmy Explain: The Rules:

  1. All post title must start with "Now Lemmy Explain: "
  2. All topics are allowed (within reason) but try to avoid ones that will start a flame war.
  3. Keep your explanation concise and entertaining. Remember though, comedy is subjective.
  4. Be excellent to one another, and have fun.
  5. If you see someone else do a great job explaining a particular topic, you are encouraged to cross-post it here, but be sure to credit the original poster for their contributions.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ok, now please explain the difference between "art" and "craft."

[–] MargotRobbie 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Crafts are functional objects usually made by skilled professionals, which is why they are called "handicraft" or "skilled craft". "Crafts" should be considered a subset of art, but emphasized on their original, functional nature.

Like a basket, or a leather wallet, or a necklace, or StarCraft.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Ya that's sort of how I read it.