Re:Never waste your midlife crisis
by ctrlp on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @02:24AM
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I'm not invoking conspiracies about them being mentally ill. I'm suggesting it as characteristic of the type that they are messed up. That's not a conspiracy, any more than saying that people drawn to fighting forest fires are brave or parachute instructors have a high risk tolerance.
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People drawn to fighting fires are stereotypically brave, but they are also stereotypically arsonists themselves. The worst people to call when you notice a fire is the fire brigade. They'll just spread more fire! Evidence: they're admitting to burning undergrowth to stop wildfires. "Fighting fire with fire", these people are nuts!
Plus - firefighters: stereotypically buff and desirable. You'll lose your house and your partner.
The right person to call is a poet. Not otherwise associated with fire, handles a lot of paper. They hate fire!
Admirable take, but one with mixed and uncertain results;
I am ashes where once I was fire,
And the bard in my bosom is dead
To The Countess of Blessington~ Mad, bad, & dangerous aka George Gordon, Lord Byron
You have to do your own due diligence here. Prefer poets whose words flow like a stream; avoid those known to set the hearts of their readers ablaze.