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Parent troll wisdom: No matter what he says, eat the littlest billy goat first. Don't give up the choke point at the bridge. Don't let the enemy onto the hillsi
by Igelau 5y ago
Parent troll wisdom: No matter what he says, eat the littlest billy goat first. Don't give up the choke point at the bridge. Don't let the enemy onto the hillside behind you.
I always wondered what the moral of that story was supposed to be.
- mherdeg 5y agoI never quite understood why they didn't just send the big goat first.
- Enginerrrd 5y agoBecause you don't get to become the big Billy goat by taking all the upfront risk. I've seen many a buck follow this strategy. When a group of 2 or 3 bucks enter a clearing, you'll almost always see the biggest oldest one go last.
- stickfigure 5y agoMaybe not a strategy, just survivorship bias?
- Enginerrrd 5y agoMaybe I don't understand, but I don't think this suggestion is quite coherent. If the bucks following this stategy are the ones that survived, how is this survivorhsip bias rather than a winning strategy?
- randomswede 5y agoIt could be both?
- AnimalMuppet 5y agoThe moral is, you can escape from bullies by offering up your classmates as more attractive targets. /s Or maybe it's that it doesn't pay to be the bully, because eventually you try to bully someone bigger than you.
- kbenson 5y agoFairy tales and folktales don't necessarily have a moral, which is a distinction from a fable or parable. Sometimes it was just the ancient version of Squid Game, and people just wanted to hear or tell something entertaining.
- kennywinker 5y agoI'm only two episode into squid game, but it's an add choice for an example of "just entertainment" since it is clearly a commentary on late stage capitalism.
- Igelau 5y agoIt might seem like it's going that way at first. I wouldn't say it's a commentary on late-stage capitalism as much as that's just part of the setting.
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- hnzix 5y agoIt's possible to comment on something without overexplaining it using voiceovers and exposition. It's a recurring theme in Korean media eg Parasite and Snowpiercer.
- kapp_in_life 5y agoYou've picked two films by a single Korean director who is outspoken about his views, which his hardly a good way to show it's a recurring theme across the media in general. I could pick Atlanta and The Wire and say American media is commonly critical of police. Or turn around and pick CSI and Law & Order and say that American media is commonly supportive of police. It hardly says something about the overall landscape. And thats even picking shows with different directors!
- kbenson 5y ago
- SuoDuanDao 5y agoI imagine it's a couple things, these old stories pack in a lot of useful information. Bridges are dangerous if you're a little kid, you may want to get your older siblings to back you up. Disdaining small victories leaves you unprepared for the big ones. There's always someone bigger.