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"He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster."

It's an inherent problem that as you fight something, you tend to mirror it. You almost have to do so in order to be effective. The problem is that at some point, it just feeds the cycle.



God damn, that is painfully true to the point of nausea.

I am at fault for that, and have been trying to stop recently.

It's funny how we (I) is okay with using old wisdom when it comes to engineering, but dismiss quotes like that even though it comes with significant experience across generation and culture. Chalk it up to young and (incredibly) stupid


I've also found this to be true. It's horseshoe theory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_theory


MLK, Jr. didn't mirror it, nor did he need to.


I'm sure he did in some ways, but certainly not in the ways that matter to me. I have tremendous respect for MLK and his work is a stunning example of what's possible. The warning would be somewhat pointless if becoming a monster were inevitable.


He also got assassinated before he had the opportunity. He could have been Ghandi, or he could have been Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson.


Wow.




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