After a few months in my parents' basement, I took an apartment near the state university, where I discovered both crystal methamphetamine and conceptual art. Either one of the these things are dangerous, but in combination they have the potential to destroy entire civilizations.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author humorously links drug use and conceptual art as dangerous individually but potentially catastrophic together.
- In plain terms
- The narrator jokes that meth and conceptual art are both risky and could destroy society if mixed.
- What can you take from it?
- Some hobbies are harmless alone but dangerous when combined.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What hobbies seem harmless but are risky?
- How do you judge what is safe?
Another view
The statement uses hyperbole to make a point about risk rather than offering a serious analysis.
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