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Re:"Look on every exit as being an entrance somewhere else" ... by IAmBroom on Tuesday December 02, 2025 @12:38PM (#46123939)
Yes, it's plain, banal, and even shallow; almost devoid of meaning. And there's genius in that. Who intentionally puts that in a play, without purpose?

It's the antithesis of Chekhov's Gun.

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Re:"Look on every exit as being an entrance somewhere else" ... by brookst on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @01:00AM (#46130756)
Sometimes, when lots of other people see cleverness but you only see empty banality, sometimes it’s a good idea to give a second thought.
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Re:"Look on every exit as being an entrance somewhere else" ... by IAmBroom on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @10:55AM (#46135959)
Or you completely misunderstood my point.

At a surface read, it's banal.

In reality, it contains depth.

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