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zdragnar
on Feb 20, 2019
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Dystopia Is What Results from the Attempt to Creat...
Even a broken clock is right twice a day?
coldtea
on Feb 20, 2019
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Which is still no good, because nobody can tell which are those two times when it's right by looking at it.
gotocake
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That’s the point; it’s illustrating a technicality which in no way impacts the uselessness of the clock.
zdragnar
on Feb 21, 2019
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You can never know if a clock is showing the correct time unless you have another, known good point of reference.
coldtea
on Feb 21, 2019
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Or if you trust the clock.
With the broken clock, you can't ever trust it.
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