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I feel much better now that I know the real meaning. Thanks

• runjake 10y ago
  The thinking behind this very statement is what the story rails against.
  • michaelchisari 10y ago
    My guess (hope?) is that jkem was being sarcastic.
    • danharaj 10y ago
      I hope so, but it would not take me long to go to a meetup that has a similar demographic profile to HN and find no shortage of people who sincerely agree with it.
    • jkern 10y ago
      yes, very sarcastic.
  • defen 10y ago
    It's written in a very Humbertian style (and you can't read "Dear gentlewomen of the jury. Do not attempt to judge things you probably never even understood." and not think of Humbert's own self-defense). So I like to believe dschiptsov's point is not so straightforward as it seems...