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		TillE on Dec 4, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Sony Got Hacked Hard: What We Know and Don't Know ... Analogies are not meant to be precisely equivalent in every respect. They're just a tool to illustrate a certain point.

benmcnelly on Dec 4, 2014 [–]

Oh so like, Analogies are like butterflies! Not everyone understands them, and sometimes people who do still miss the point of them.

ethbro on Dec 4, 2014 | [–]

Analogies are exactly like butterflies. Someone uses one once, and it causes a hurricane in a different comment thread. ;)

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