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I think the connotation of "silver bullet" in this post is an extraordinary idea that solves the problem definitively by changing the rules. A lead bullet, by

I think the connotation of "silver bullet" in this post is an extraordinary idea that solves the problem definitively by changing the rules. A lead bullet, by contrast, acknowledges the current field of play and just plays it better. Less glamorous, but still plenty deadly.

mturmon 13y ago
These elemental analogies are reminding me of the Manhattan project. One silver bullet (E = m c^2 and Einstein's letter to Roosevelt) and some lead bullets (the long slog of building huge industrial plants to purify the uranium). Maybe sometimes you need both.