• Idirian
    2·
    8 months ago

    What the tanj does “Grok” mean anyway?

    • protist@mander.xyzEnglish
      26·
      8 months ago

      “Grok” is a word invented by Robert Heinlein in Stranger in a Strange Land. It’s a verb meaning roughly “to understand deeply,” but there’s supposedly no effective English translation. I hate that this dude might ruin the word

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
        8·
        8 months ago

        And that, along with the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and Bladerunner, marks yet another piece of science fiction that Musk refers to and yet doesn’t understand.