Lao Tsu, by the way of SetTheBozoBit
When the fool learns the Way,
He laughs at it.
Yet if the fool did not laugh at it,
It would not be the Way.
Indeed, if you are seeking the Way,
Listen for the laughter of fools.
Very nicely put. It did remind me of a column that Erik retold today, about a man who went around in the city, being more and more aggravated about all the idiots surrounding him. Everywhere he looked, in every situation, people were behaving like idiots (remember the saying “Think about how dumb the average person is, now, by definition, half of all the people are even dumber”). So he went and had a sign made, a sign that just said “Idiots” — and put it on the inside of his front door.
Update: It is also worth remembering this (abbreviated) quote: “[...] But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown” — Carl Sagan
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