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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: The joy of Technology
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2024 13:59:45 +0000
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On 04/11/2024 06:35, rbowman wrote:
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> You have a rather fucked up grasp of reality. Start with 'Might is Right'
> and work your way on from there.

Ah yes, the wonderful Nietzschean fantasy.
It works up to a point. But only up to a point.

In fact survival belongs to those who survive and they  are not always 
the mighty..

Aesop's fable about the mighty oak and the weak grass comes to mid. When 
the storm came, it was the Oak that was destroyed...


-- 
Labour - a bunch of rich people convincing poor people to vote for rich 
people by telling poor people that "other" rich people are the reason 
they are poor.

Peter Thompson