The well-meaning contention that all ideas have equal merit seems to me little different from the disastrous contention that no ideas have any merit.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Claiming all ideas are equal is as wrong as saying no ideas matter.
- In plain terms
- Not all ideas are the same.
- What can you take from it?
- Value good ideas and dismiss bad ones.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you judge idea quality?
- Are some ideas worth ignoring?
Another view
What counts as merit can be subjective.
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