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> can also do it the grug-brained way

This way reads like:

    x = 1 // set variable x equal to 1
in that gt_zero echoes what the > operator does and says nothing about intent. Comparing, e.g.

    gt_zero = space > 0     // there is some space I guess?

    space_for_logfile = space > 0   // oh, logfiles need space > 20 there's the mistake.


https://grugbrain.dev/#grug-on-expression-complexity

i skipped off the `space` in `space_gt_zero` because i was on my phone and couldn’t be bothered to type it out all the way each time.

don’t read too much into it. it was just laziness while brining up an existing concept.




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