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Reminds me of a story, The Emperor's New Clothes (H.C. Andersen, 1837). The emperor gets tricked into buying new extraordinary clothes. They are incredibly fan
by ranting-moth 4y ago
Reminds me of a story, The Emperor's New Clothes (H.C. Andersen, 1837).
The emperor gets tricked into buying new extraordinary clothes. They are incredibly fancy, but invisible to anyone "who was unfit for his office, or who was unusually stupid".
The emperor didn't see them, but of course he didn't want to admit that. The whole lot of townspeople didn't see them either, but likewise, no one wanted to admit that.
In the end, the emperor goes to town, naked. Everyone praises his new clothes. Until finally a little boy utters: "But he hasn't got anything on!" and the truth unfolds.
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- nonethewiser 4y agoHow would the boy's comment reveal the truth? It should just be rationalized as he wasn't fit for office or unusually stupid. Likewise for the village people - even if they said something it has already been explained away by the initial premise the emperor accepted.
- ranting-moth 4y agoThat's an interesting question. The author has long passed away so he won't be able to explain his story. Perhaps a psychologist could chime in with some probable explanation?