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Sane people adapt themselves to the world. The insane ones persist in trying to adapt the world to themselves. Therefore all progress depends on the mentally ab
by lioeters 16d ago
Sane people adapt themselves to the world. The insane ones persist in trying to adapt the world to themselves. Therefore all progress depends on the mentally abnormal.
(Parody of a famous quote about "unreasonable man".)
- jasomill 16d ago"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man." — George Bernard Shaw, Maxims for Revolutionists[1] https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26107/pg26107-images.html#id00151 https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26107/pg26107-images.ht...
- chii 15d agoand people misuse this quote to justify unreasonable behaviour that does not progress the world.