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Re:Why Do Keynote Speakers Keep Suggesting That Improving Se... by iainmerrick on Saturday August 18, 2018 @05:31AM (#17787668)
I’d be a little more optimistic and put the ratio at more like 9:90:1.

We don’t typically go around continually throwing actual rocks at each other, so it is possible to make progress on these issues.

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Re:Why Do Keynote Speakers Keep Suggesting That Improving Se... by barry-cotter on Saturday August 18, 2018 @05:49AM (#17787725)
https://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2015/03/new-york-times-...

The author of the tweet quoted was speaking metaphorically based on his own experience. Virtually no one supported him publicly when he needed it.

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