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IANAP, but it seems to me that right now we are able to make the statement: "Angular momentum is conserved."

If we were to give different names to different types of angular momentum, we could no longer say that. Instead we would have to say something like: "The sum of Type 1 Angular Momentum and Type 2 Angular Momentum is conserved."

Does that qualify as more complex?

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Yes to your statement. I'm not quite sure what you're asking with the question, but will try.

I mean you're increasing the complexity of your explanation I guess, and if you don't draw the distinction quite right you might be doing so for no explanatory benefit and a net reduction in communication effectiveness. But there are other reasons quantized spin is important and relevant compared to, say, the net angular momentum you have around Detroit at the current time.

To clarify, my question was basically asking whether the author of the parent comment is satisfied by my comment.

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