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[โ€“] qyron@sopuli.xyz 23 points 10 months ago (2 children)

That is a measure of distance, not time.

[โ€“] lemmington_steele@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

that's why he said: light years away

as in: there is still a great amount of distance Orban thinks Ukraine needs to cover before they converge with the EU admissions acceptability criteria

God, I can't believe I just had to defend Orban

[โ€“] wombatula@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

"Years away" is also a phrase, honestly it could easily be either and it takes more of a stretch to read it like you did than as a mistake.

[โ€“] qyron@sopuli.xyz -5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Most people consider light years a measure of time, not distance.