I think your two examples are less about a lack of literacy and more about people defaulting to reddit-style pedantry because it’s easier than engaging the merits of whoever you’re talking to.
I bet 90% of “your analogy doesn’t work”-style comments aren’t people misunderstanding what analogies are, and probably aren’t even bad faith, but are people attacking the analogy because doing so is an easy way to disagree.
I think your two examples are less about a lack of literacy and more about people defaulting to reddit-style pedantry because it’s easier than engaging the merits of whoever you’re talking to.
I bet 90% of “your analogy doesn’t work”-style comments aren’t people misunderstanding what analogies are, and probably aren’t even bad faith, but are people attacking the analogy because doing so is an easy way to disagree.