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Is it? It seems incredibly forced to me.
by Loocid 4y ago
Is it? It seems incredibly forced to me.
- the_only_law 4y agoHN thinks anything they agree with is profound even if it’s just bullshit wrapped up in a little paragraph.
- brunellus 4y agoTolstoy phrased it more beautifully “If it were not so frightening it would be amusing to observe the pride and complacency with which we, like children, take apart the watch, pull out the spring and make a toy of it, and are then surprised when the watch stops working.”
- xyzelement 4y agoThank you! This made me find the source of the quote and the wiki page on that - very in line with how my own view is evolving.
- supriyo-biswas 4y agoIt’s literally a variant of Chesterton’s fence, so it doesn’t seem forced to me.