It is a bit depressing to watch a young person learn something new on Twitter that you’ve known for (say) 20 years but are none the wiser for knowing. I get a “oh nice, you’re filling up your junk drawer with the same useless stuff I did yay!” cynical reaction.
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"Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before. He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way." - Kurt Vonnegut, Book of Bokonon
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You're welcome. I've had that quote in my junk drawer since I borrowed Cat's Cradle from you, like 22 years ago. (
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“If you find something useless, set it free” — old jungle saying
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