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Literally cancer? Really?

• horsawlarway 3y ago
  Yes. Literally. I would say it makes an excellent analogy: A part of the whole (security) is prioritizing themselves and their needs in a way that makes the overall organism much less capable and effective. Cancer.
  • recursive 3y ago
    Still metaphorical cancer.
    • horsawlarway 3y ago
      Not according to the definitions of those words that I can see Metaphor: a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. Cancer: a practice or phenomenon perceived to be evil or destructive and hard to contain or eradicate. My usage is literal. Organizations that act this way have cancer. They suffer from it, they can be treated, they can die. It's as real as it gets. I am using cancer in the body as an analogy for this form of cancer - but I am not using a metaphor.
• paulddraper 3y ago
  On the plus side, it seems HN has discovered the cure for cancer.