Pithy Quotes from CJ

[cjsmith]

Those with little or no defense against a thing often label that thing Wrong. It's easier to do that than to learn a new skill.

[Potential rephrase: Those who don't know how to deal with something, etc.]

Comments

[palecur.livejournal.com]

"Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everybody gets busy on the proof."

Galbraith

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Mmm, yeah, that too. I was thinking more along the lines of people labeling social behaviors rather than people with cherished assumptions... but yeah. Very similar sort of behavior-patterns.

(Makes me think where *I* might be doing this sort of thing, too, which is half the fun.)

labels

[fuzzygruf.livejournal.com]

In that case, C3B is WRONG! ;-)

Re: labels

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

And if I call it I must be morally bankrupt! :-)