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[–] Nougat@fedia.io 30 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No, electrons are much smaller than protons, which are slightly smaller than neutrons.

[–] MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@fedia.io 67 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think they meant “aren’t all protons the same as other protons? neutrons the same as other neutrons?, etc.”

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah exactly. I couldn’t think of how to phrase that exactly without a long explanation though.

It made sense to me. I also struggled to phrase it without sounding like I was insulting them for misunderstanding you.