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it is an interesting phenomenon that people can have such strong opinions about things they have no interest in actually learning about.

reminds me of when I was planning my first gaming PC build as a teenager. my dad kept going on about how "it's great that you're planning something that can run all these games, but have you made sure it will be able to run ms word for school?" I tried to explain many times that 3D games require (by a large margin) a superset of the resources needed to run word, but all he heard was that I didn't care much about school.

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I mean at least your example is something that isn't plainly obvious from the widely-known definitions of words. The pedal example is literally someone being upset about using a pedal as a pedal.

Not judging the original commenters Dad, but I had parents like this, and quite honestly there is only one word to describe it and it's ignorance, close-mindedness, or whatever you want to call it. My therapist is quite happy that such a things existed, in my case. LOL.

They're even called foot pedals, so the hint is in there twice.

> They're even called foot pedals

Which is actually weird and redundant, since foot operation is literally the definition of "pedal." Foot operation is the defining and only characteristic of a pedal. It's even plainly obvious in the etymology of the word.

See also: “advance warning” “past experience”

Some of the foot pedals have LCD display.

Some foot pedals are digital, some are analog, and some are hybrids. Likewise some LCD displays are run by analog circuits. Simple LCD screens are nearly always analog. Advanced LCD screens are nearly always digital. But even then, there is a lot of overlap.

So there is a whole lot of overlapping variation on this subject alone.

It was a joke. OP complained about the name "foot pedals", so I used "LCD display" which is also redundant. I'm sorry and I'll avoid the urge next time.

I have definitely broken a couple by stepping on them a bit aggressively in my youth, but that's all part of the rock and roll process.

Yes, for example the FAB line is probably the anti-stomp box. They're mostly plastic, so you would definitely break them after a few good gigs.

Some wah pedals are notorious for breaking down from even "standard" use. Especially the kind that have a plastic "zip tie" mechanism.

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