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Your "tilting at the windmill" phrasing is interesting. I don't get the sense from your tone otherwise that you disapprove of it or think it's pointless.
by frogulis 3mo ago
Your "tilting at the windmill" phrasing is interesting. I don't get the sense from your tone otherwise that you disapprove of it or think it's pointless.
- ender341341 3mo agoI took it as doing what too many people feels like tilting the windmill. As a society (and frankly in myself on too many issues) I notice way to much "well what can we do" defeatist attitude.
- geekamongus 3mo agoIsn't the phrase "tilting at windmills?" It comes from Don Quixote, as I recall, and suggests a fruitless effort. A waste of time.
- ender341341 3mo agoYeah, def is tiling at windmills, but my point is the same, I took it as them saying the public has taken a defeatist attitude and views it as tilting at windmills but here's a case where it wasn't fruitless effort and we need to view it as inspiration.
- gleenn 3mo ago"Tilting the windmill" is from Don Qixote who famously fights a windmill (which is a bit absurd) so he is courageous but also a bit foolish.