• SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net
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    1 year ago

    The way you phrased the last sentence makes it seem like you think the phrase “perfect is the enemy of good” means that perfect is better than good, which while true isn’t the point of that phrase.

    I’m assuming you wrote it that way for dramatic effect, but I wrote this comment for today’s 10,000

    P.S. can someone calculate what that number would be for the global population, as the 10,000 is for the US

    • TheDoozer@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      The phrasing was intentional, and symmetrical. The point of the phrase is if you are holding out for the perfect, you’ll fail to even get the good. And if you are holding out for a “good” politician (e.g. refusing to vote because your particular chosen politician isn’t in the race), you’ll fail to keep fascists away from power.