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Re:The Surreal Horror of Pam by dreamcompiler on Tuesday November 09, 2021 @11:50PM (#29171197)
Brilliant! I've run into several instances of Chesterton's Fence lately (trying to talk people out of destroying something they didn't see the use of), and this is a great example.

https://fs.blog/chestertons-fence/

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Re:The Surreal Horror of Pam by FeepingCreature on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @01:47AM (#29171839)
(Though counterpoint: destroying something is often the fastest way of finding out what its use was. Needs a certain willingness to be run over by a charging bull though.)
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