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comment by _refugee_
_refugee_  ·  3173 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Ignorance is a mold that looks like a fire.

Well, my comment could be interpreted to mean that I understand when mold or ignorance infects an object or thread or discussion topic or even website, sometimes certain people might choose to destroy or abandon the latter as a result of their innate repulsion to mold/metaphirc whatever.

So, I was telling a true story, but by telling it trying to say I understand why metaphorically one might take what would be essentially similar actions. Minus the literal fire part.





user-inactivated  ·  3173 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Oh! I see now. You mean to say, metaphors aside, that people are overwhelmed by the idea of getting rid of mold as well as ignorance when there's a lot of it, right?

saintcanice  ·  3172 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I think the meaning was, people are disgusted by mold/ignorance and may throw an infected thing out even if there are salvageable parts, but maybe that isn't ideal.