Is it you and I who are crazy, or is it everybody else?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- It questions whether the self or the collective is the source of madness.
- In plain terms
- Are you crazy or is everyone else crazy?
- What can you take from it?
- Question who is actually insane.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you define sanity?
Another view
The world can genuinely be crazy while individuals remain sane.
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