

People hear take the phrase “you can’t compare apples and oranges” and get confused as to why you wouldn’t be allowed to compare two fruits. But I think the intended meaning of that phrase is more like “you cannot compare apples to oranges as if they are the same thing/category”. So imagine you’re comparing apples with other apples and someone wants to bring up how oranges fare in the considerations. You may be inclined to respond “Sorry, those are too different to apply here” which is what the original phrase intended to convey. Which of course nowadays is sometimes shortened to someone quipping “apples and oranges, mate” and leaving it at that.








I love Akira but Kaneda has serious plot armor. He gets shot at by soldiers with automatic weapons countless times and survives. That and the collapsing buildings, psychics, and other hazards he just shrugs off. Meanwhile, Chiyoko gets stabbed by some random scumbag.