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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...