I was just dreaming about how @Meaningness' nimble watercraft metaphor is so much better than the razor's edge metaphor
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Replying to @literalbanana @Meaningness
I don't understand the connection
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Replying to @St_Rev @Meaningness
just that operating a small boat is a better metaphor for navigating reality ethically than walking a razor's edge
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razor's edge is a bit breathless and overdramatic as in your examples, nobody needs that stress
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going overboard and drowning does sound so much more peaceful
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One difference is that when walking a razor’s edge, you are *always* in danger, not always when at sea
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Replying to @Meaningness @cwage and
Life (and ethics) are always *potentially* dangerous, but pretty calm much of the time
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it seems like life in a boat is a prereq for imagining that life on a razorblade is better
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Say more?
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but there do seem to be philosophies that emerge to glamourize existence in a more brutal era
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Oh, yes, that’s true!
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