Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for April 26, 2024

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    C  7 months ago

    One of those routes is little traveled

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    rmremail  7 months ago

    Why is there a guru on the ignorance trail?

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    rmremail  7 months ago

    Which do you want to be: The sheep or the shepherd?

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    chassimmons Premium Member 7 months ago

    Are we allowed to make political remarks? There is a dichotomy in modern politics — not least in the US — that corresponds to exactly this theme.

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    sirbadger  7 months ago

    Ignorance is bliss unless you get evicted.

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    AllishaDawn  7 months ago

    Silence in golden.

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    Ratkin Premium Member 7 months ago

    I don’t know and I don’t care.

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    Scorpio Premium Member 7 months ago

    If ignorance is bliss, why begin the journey in the first place?

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    Alabama Al  7 months ago

    If ignorance is bliss, then a good many people have achieved nirvana.

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    cmxx  7 months ago

    IIRC, the original phrasing went something like this: “Where ignorance is bliss, ’tis folly to be wise.” Lopping off both ends kind of changes the meaning.

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    Can't Sleep  7 months ago

    The path to “Ignorance is Bliss” is actually all downhill.

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    Superfrog  7 months ago

    Knowledge only gives power over the ignorant and ignorance is only bliss while everyone is ignorant.

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    Mediatech  7 months ago

    If ignorance is bliss, why are stupid people always getting mad at me?

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    Snurge  7 months ago

    It’s the combination of power and ignorance that scares me.

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    luca.debus creator 7 months ago

    Honestly, just turn back.

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    PraiseofFolly  7 months ago

    Big fish … or little fish? Whale shark … or plankton?

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    moosemin  7 months ago

    Repubs; go left. Dems, right. The rest of us? Turn back.

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    Crowmeus  7 months ago

    Looks like no matter which path you choose, you have to crawl. Those signs look too low to walk under.

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    Funniguy  7 months ago

    Sometimes, it’s good to have choices.

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    Out of the Past  7 months ago

    I wonder what is the origin of the guru on the mountain thing. Seems like it was in the The Razors Edge, but I’m sure it’s older than that. The hero, returning from WWI, tells his fiancé he cannot marry her until he first finds himself. She says, tell me Larry, how long is it going to take for this finding yourself. A classic.

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    toondel5 Premium Member 7 months ago

    Interestingly, both apply to MAGA and the like: the bosses use knowledge of human frailties to convince the masses to remain ignorant and controllable. All are darned.

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    Hollymartins2  7 months ago

    Sep 7, 2023 — IQ scores have decreased in the US for the first time in decades, new research from scientists at Northwestern University – Reuters

    I’m not saying MAGAT stupidity is lowering the IQ of the entire count……oh wait. Yes I am.

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    Hollymartins2  7 months ago

    “Stupidity is a more dangerous enemy of the good than malice.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer

    “New Hampshire could soon beat Florida—known for its anti-vaccine Surgeon General—when it comes to loosening vaccine requirements. A first-in-the-nation bill that’s already passed New Hampshire’s state House, sponsored only by Republican legislators, would end the requirement for parents enrolling kids in childcare to provide documentation of polio and measles vaccination.”- Mother Jones 4/21/24

    The problem is MAGAT stupidity is so dangerous. They are our Titanic. They will take us all down with them.

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    sprink56  7 months ago

    The path to “ignorance is bliss” takes you to the right!

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    freewaydog  7 months ago

    I would rather have the power than the bliss in this instance lol

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    Out of the Past  7 months ago

    Ignorance of a problem is bliss for a while. Unfortunately, it doesn’t last and there is a reckoning.

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    njchris  7 months ago

    Complete ignorance is complete bliss

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    dflak  7 months ago

    How appropriate. I am reading a article in Scientific American on Willful Ignorance. People choose to be willfully ignorant because they do not want to live with the guilt of the consequences of their actions.

    I can be selfish because it doesn’t hurt anyone.

    Even the best of us like not to think about things like the conditions under which our tennis shoes are made when buying them.

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    kaffekup   7 months ago

    It’s easier just to stay home and take either the red pill or the blue pill.

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    zwilnik64  7 months ago

    Early detection is key to positive outcomes.

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    Earnestly Frank  7 months ago

    Knowledge is Power. France is Bacon.

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    Alverant  7 months ago

    Both those signs are too low to walk under.

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    ladykat  7 months ago

    I would take the path to the left.

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    bobbyferrel  7 months ago

    I didn’t make it that far. I fell off the bridge over troubled waters.

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    GiantShetlandPony  7 months ago

    Turns out ignorance may be bliss, it’s certainly the easiest choice, but it also breeds hate and violence, and the ability to not tell fact from fiction.

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    squireobrien  7 months ago

    If you don’t know what you don’t know, you don’t know what you don’t know.

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    Vonne Anton  7 months ago

    Do I want to be smart, or happy? Go for happy every time.

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    Cerabooge  7 months ago

    “Knowledge is power”. Cassandra would beg to differ.

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    T Smith  7 months ago

    So that’s why that study stated that Conservatives are happier (more blissful) than Liberals… huh!

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    For a Just and Peaceful World  7 months ago

    The left sign could read “Democrats” and the right sign could read “Republicans”.

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    I was FRAMED!!!!!!  7 months ago

    No hats to the left, red hats to the right.

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    elgrecousa Premium Member 7 months ago

    I say stay in the valley. Have a life!

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    steveandeileen  7 months ago

    Actually, ignorance is just ignorance.

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    Teresa Burritt (Frog Applause) creator 7 months ago

    Sort of like trying to decide between the drinks Powerade (sports drink) and CannaBliss (cannabis-infused water).

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    freshmeet2030  7 months ago

    They are so close … visit both

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    fourteenpeeves  7 months ago

    If you enter on the right, you forget to duck your head and knock yourself unconscious.

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    oakie817  7 months ago

    when you come to the fork in the road…take it

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    rklittle Premium Member 7 months ago

    a brilliant truth, thanks

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    cfkelley  7 months ago

    The Ignorance is Bliss trail leads to the DC Swamp.

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    Raging Moderate  7 months ago

    I think the ignorance trail goes down hill.

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    mindjob  7 months ago

    I didn’t hike all this way to be lectured by some idiot guru

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    vanaals  7 months ago

    Shouldn’t there be balloons floating around the guru on the right?

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    Mike Baldwin creator 7 months ago

    Explains why it’s often so hard to move forward!

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    Cactus-Pete  7 months ago

    Doesn’t matter. Neither guru is smart enough to put the sign next to the path instead of blocking it.

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    christelisbetty  7 months ago

    Left is the right way to go, where right is wrong.

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    sandflea  7 months ago

    Folks who refuse to think for themselves deserve their ignorance.

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    kenmareinc  7 months ago

    Power is the ability to create “facts” the ignorant accept in today’s world

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    jahoody  7 months ago

    The knowledge climb is significantly longer and steeper at the end.

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    Bilan  7 months ago

    If you have knowledge, you know that you’ll run into a sign. If you’re ignorant, you’ll probably run into the sign over and over. Is that bliss?

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    Saurischia  7 months ago

    Knowledge would be power if you could actually change the way things are. Be frustrated or happy?

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    mareilb  7 months ago

    Politics in America today

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    Flatworm  7 months ago

    The obvious resolution is that power is not bliss.

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    willie_mctell  7 months ago

    Where does the chasm in the middle lead to?

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    comicalUser  7 months ago

    Yes. Quite the conundrum. Two paths blocked by signs.

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    pchemcat  7 months ago

    I’ll go with the knowledge, although I really don’t desire power, I just like learning.

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    samadartson  7 months ago

    I’d think the steps on the right-hand trail would be worn down to a smooth incline based on the whole of our species.

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    Lydushka  7 months ago

    Power can corrupt, but being stupid can get you a dictator in control of your life…tough choice…

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    wrenchmonkeyinparadise  7 months ago

    Wisdom is neither

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    DaBump Premium Member 7 months ago

    Power corrupts. Nature doesn’t tolerate fools.

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    PaintTheDust  7 months ago

    Where’s non-duality when you really need it?

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    PAR85  7 months ago

    Either one you’re going to hit your head on the sign unless you duck.

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    Ken8338 Premium Member 7 months ago

    I always liked this Dilbert dialog:

    Dilbert reading a book.

    Dogbert: Don’t do that!!!Dilbert: Why?Dogbert: Because knowledge is power. And power corrupts. And corruption is a crime. And crime doesn’t pay. If you keep reading, you’ll go broke!

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    ferddo  7 months ago

    Would expect that the path to the right has a lot more wear than the path on the left…

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    keenanthelibrarian  7 months ago

    Either way, you’ve got it made!

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    Windfall35  7 months ago

    Media is triggering….Ignorance is limiting but peaceful…

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    unfair.de  7 months ago

    Whatever path you’re taking – the signs will force you to a deep bow.

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    bakana  7 months ago

    Choose: Powerful & Miserable or happily ignorant.

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