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Re:Wikipedia is fixing one of the Internet’s biggest flaws by riffraff on Tuesday October 25, 2016 @05:48PM (#12791987)
> few are willing to admit that in some cases ignorance is what holds things together.

given the existence of expressions such as "ignorance is bliss" or "out of sight, out of mind" in many languages, I have the feeling this is not such an uncommon thought.

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Re:Wikipedia is fixing one of the Internet’s biggest flaws by 77pt77 on Tuesday October 25, 2016 @07:34PM (#12792735)
Those expressions are covered by my caveat:

> People usually are willing to acknowledge that knowledge doesn't necessarily lead to happiness

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Re:Wikipedia is fixing one of the Internet’s biggest flaws by caf on Tuesday October 25, 2016 @08:32PM (#12793004)
How about "let sleeping dogs lie" then?
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Re:Wikipedia is fixing one of the Internet’s biggest flaws by greghatch on Tuesday October 25, 2016 @09:28PM (#12793230)
Sleeping dogs are actually quite honest in my experience.
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Re:Wikipedia is fixing one of the Internet’s biggest flaws by voidz on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @05:07AM (#12794980)
http://instantrimshot.com
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