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I kinda hate this quote because, while funny, I find it is misused and abused more than it has ever been used correctly. The quote is about our _reactions_ to
by DanHulton 3y ago
I kinda hate this quote because, while funny, I find it is misused and abused more than it has ever been used correctly.
The quote is about our _reactions_ to technologies, but it is constantly used to dismiss _actual concerns_ about technologies. It doesn't engage with the content of the discussion, but instead dresses up "lol, OP is old" in the clothing of a brilliant writer. Then, if you're lucky enough to have the conversation continue at all, the discussion tends to become about ageism instead of the original concerns.
- Uehreka 3y agoYeah, it’s a highly effective thought-terminating cliche.
- overvale 3y agoYeah but isn't the quote's point (made comedically, with hyperbole) that it can be hard to separate our emotional reactions from things to actually be concerned about? I thought that's the whole idea, to make you laugh and think about which side of the line the new thing falls on.