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Re:Why people still go to grad school by ekr on Monday April 25, 2016 @02:26PM (#11566210)
Whether it is minuscule or meaningless is isomorphically equivalent to the question of whether reproduction itself is meaningless. I'd say the meaning in this case is in the eye of the beholder.

The physical reality is one and only.

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Re:Why people still go to grad school by beambot on Monday April 25, 2016 @02:43PM (#11566330)
I'm sorry, I don't understand what you're trying to say.
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Re:Why people still go to grad school by T-A on Monday April 25, 2016 @03:18PM (#11566590)
I guess parent is suggesting the competition over stupid shit is really about signaling reproductive fitness, like a peacock's tail etc.
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Re:Why people still go to grad school by svensken on Monday April 25, 2016 @03:52PM (#11566837)
Cool interpretation! I like that concept. But grandparent was definitely trying to deconstruct the word "meaningless", getting a little existential in the process.
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