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		maratd on Aug 19, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs > The sales and marketing economy is zero sum. This is false. I'll let those more gifted than myself to make the argument: http://www.ted.com/talks/rory_sutherland_life_lessons_from_a...

louiskottmann on Aug 19, 2013 [–]

Exceptions don't make rules, it's the other way around

ricardoz17 on Aug 19, 2013 | [–]

Except when its an "Exception that proves the rule" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exception_that_proves_the_rule

louiskottmann on Aug 20, 2013 | | [–]

What I meant is you don't turn an exception into a generally applicable rule, but rules can infer exceptions.

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