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As someone who has read Moby Dick front to back I can agree with this argument. I had a colleague once, really bright engineer but not as steadfast as I was at
by brabara 8y ago
As someone who has read Moby Dick front to back I can agree with this argument. I had a colleague once, really bright engineer but not as steadfast as I was at the time. I suggested he read this amazing novel and he instead opted for the book on tape. During a long drive he almost died from boredom. Literally! He almost fell asleep at the wheel. While he disagreed with me that manually reading the book was the optimal approach he was not trying to make things more complex. He was merely trying to take the easy way out. This grave mistake almost cost him his life. Consider this tale next time you are thinking about not putting in some work!
- googlemike 8y agoThis comment feels like a markov chain wrote it. Do you really find parallels between this anecdote and reality? What if we presented an anecdote of the opposite to you, would you change your worldview entirely? If not, why should anyone who reads this?
- brabara 8y agoI don't think the point of most comments are to change someone's worldview entirely (unless of course they are disputing religion or something on that level). Perhaps they might help to mold it over time but if a single comment can change the way you view the world I think your view was too simplistic to start.
- 0xdeadbeefbabe 8y agoAlexa, tell me a story.
- brabara 8y agoYou can say "Alexa, read me Moby Dick".
- 0xdeadbeefbabe 8y agoAlexa, read me Moby Dick while I drive home from work.
- sonnyblarney 8y ago+100 points for that analogy. "Your prose reads like a Markov Chain". That is Gold. I'm putting that on a T-Shirt.
- brabara 8y agoCould you provide a link without a referral?
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