"We do not talk. We bludgeon one another with facts and theories gleaned from cursory readings of newspapers, magazines, and digests." ~ Henry Miller, 1945

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“We do not talk — we bludgeon one another with facts and theories gleaned from cursory readings of newspapers, magazines, and digests.” ~ Henry Miller (1891-1980), "The Shadows," The Air-Conditioned Nightmare (1945).

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Henry_Miller

Discovered via : Inspirational Writing Advice From Charlie Kaufman - On Writing (at 7:08 of 41:08) ~ BAFTA Guru, 2017-01-06

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https://www.poemhunter.com/henry-miller/quotations/
https://75quotes.com/inspirational-quotes-henry-miller/
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/chat-room/Content?oid=907972

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[–]Jesus 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

And thise mediums are legally allowed to lie to you.

[–]JasonCarswell[S] 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Lying is a sin but not a crime.

Drugs are a crime but not a sin.

Taking lives is entertainment and foreign policy but making lives is not.

H O N Ж И O H

[–]ctvzbuxr 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Oh, so true. You say anything on the internet, people just post some link to an article by some obscure politically biased media outlet, presenting selective data and think they have refuted your position. It would take about 2 Minutes to google and find an article that says the exact opposite. Finding out the truth about something is usually difficult, and requires careful logical evaluation and comparison of different sources.

[–]Canbot 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

But would they not say that your sources are dubious? If the argument they present is not sound then you should be able to refute it. If you are simply claiming that it is not sound because you don't respect the source then you are a fool. No offense.

[–]JasonCarswell[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Many things can be valid from a multitude of diverse perspectives.

Is an apple red or round or a fruit? It can be all of the above - or none if it's a corporation.

[–]taylor 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Fuck that's so true.

[–]ManWithABanana 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

So apparently this behavior predates the internet since he said this in 1945.

[–]JasonCarswell[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Only among the few who could read. :P

Or maybe it's a symptom of wartime hysteria. You can either suspect we're on the edge of another great war - or - realize that we've been on a slow roll into the World War 3 On Terror since 9/11. As no war is like the one before, due to the evolution of warfare technology, it would be foolish to assume the next great war would be similar to anything before.