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01-06-2005, 05:56 PM
Occhidiangela,Jan 6 2005, 06:54 AM Wrote:Wizard's first rule is "people are stupid."  This throwaway bit of prose shows, to me, a betrayal of his gift, and establishes his editor's status as an imbecile.  "People are gullible" is both better use of the language, and more accurate, fits into the theme in his story of "folks will believe what they want to believe, what you have to do is lead them to it." 
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Small nit:
Wizards first rule: People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true.

I do agree that a rephrasing might be in order for the first part of the rule.
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Looking for some interesting reads. - by pakman - 01-04-2005, 09:25 PM
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