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There's a parable... If you meet an a__hole in the morning, you met an a__hole. If you meet a__holes throughout the day, you are the a__hole. Moral of the sto

• wallace_f 7y ago
  This is such a dreadful idea to spread. Many of humanity's most valuable individuals have died alone, become pariahs or were persecuted by their peer groups. This obviously also happens to entire groups of people, not just individuals. This happens all the time, even in ordinary places where it is clearly wrong. I can even remember back in primary school a couple instances of even teachers bullying unfortunate students.
  • orange8 7y ago
    Maybe you misunderstood the saying? An a-hole is the bully, not the victim. The valuable people you talk about are the victims of a-holes.
    • tomashubelbauer 7y ago
      Yes, and they kept meeting assholes throughout the day, so IMO that adage is a lot of bull. :-)
  • philpem 7y ago
    I agree -- you really only need Galileo as an example of this. G: "I can prove the world is round!" Everyone at the time: "Liar! Heretic!" Later people: "Hmm. Galileo was right. The world IS round! In fact, it's an oblate spheroid..." Sadly people are often easily lead. All it really takes is one person in good standing in a group to shout "Liar!" and suddenly the whole group is doubting the truth of what's being said.
• jdc 7y ago
  I prefer the weaker version: "If one person tells you you're drunk, and you feel fine, ignore him. If ten people tell you you're drunk, go and have a lie down."