Lispers are among the best grads of the Sweep-It-Under-Someone-Else's-Carpet School of Simulated Simplicity. [Was that sufficiently incendiary? :-)]
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The quote mocks a school that teaches superficial simplicity, suggesting its graduates are insincere and deflect blame.
- In plain terms
- It jokes that a school of fake simplicity produces people who blame others.
- What can you take from it?
- Beware of learning that only looks simple on the surface.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do you value depth over simplicity?
- How do you recognize superficial learning?
Another view
The humor may be too niche for those unfamiliar with the reference.
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