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[timelets]

Our deepest insights must—and should—appear as follies, and under certain circumstances as crimes, when they come unauthorizedly to the ears of those who are not disposed and predestined for them.

--- Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil.

I've been thinking how to express formally the idea that the future as Crazy and the past as Stupid form adjoint functors. This is another instance of the same thought that circumstances make deep insights appear as fillies, i.e. crazy.

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[dmm]

> Our deepest insights must—and should—appear as follies, and under certain circumstances as crimes

Interesting... seems very applicable.

[timelets]

"under certain circumstances" is key. Did you read "Flatlands", by Abbott?

[dmm]

No. Do you recommend it?

[timelets]

Absolutely!

[dmm]

Ah, I've seen some movies, but I did not know that there is a book - yes, I totally should read it... There are tons of reasons to read a book like this.