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I prefer the less verbose version: "Don't just do something. Stand there." --Marvin Minsky
by rch 11y ago
I prefer the less verbose version:
"Don't just do something. Stand there."
--Marvin Minsky
- coldtea 11y agoDamn, I knew this quote for 2+ decades, and I thought it was just a funny wordplay, reversing the usual wording. Only now with your comment it occurred to me it has the same sense with the Chesterton quote, that it's against "just doing something" mindlessly!
- jarcane 11y agohttp://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/03/22/stand-there/ http://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/03/22/stand-there/
- rch 11y agoThanks! I've wondered about that from time to time. Here's a link to Minsky's Law (actually two): https://edge.org/response-detail/11644 https://edge.org/response-detail/11644 If I recall correctly, it's also mentioned in The Society of Mind.