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> "have no grounds to look down upon those who are getting their hands dirty." Reading Proust isn't getting your hands dirty? I don't think you've read Proust.
by hodwik 11y ago
> "have no grounds to look down upon those who are getting their hands dirty."
Reading Proust isn't getting your hands dirty? I don't think you've read Proust.
- hoopd 11y agoGetting hands dirty == interfacing with reality where mistakes are possible You could hold Proust's greatest work upside down and read it backwards but nothing bad will happen. If a neurologist makes a mistake they could kill their patient, their hands are dirty because part of their job is making mistakes that hurt people.