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Originally Posted by jorgelito
Horrible analogy, doesn't even make sense.
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Yeah, a better one is that of a herd running in a panic off of a cliff, where the lucky ones have their fall broken by the unlucky ones who fell first. Those who survive can pull themselves out of the bloody carnage to run off and try to increase their number once again.
The cliff is the "down"; the climb back up to green pastures is the "up." The herd tend to stick together. Only a few are smart enough to know when to break free and do their own thing.
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