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You got the gist (tho I hoped all would've explored the Lichtenberg a lil bit as even more relevant to TFA) my bad!

Mainly-- should be/have fleshed out more-- deep convos (every-where but especially in ephemeral settings like HN, with strangers, adversaries, children, across genders, etc-- to address your accusations of a false(?) dichotomy) should be conducted in jokes -- cautiously!

Mechanism is emo-honesty. Practise absolutely needed. That's the paradox you might be looking for?

sorry for the heavy touch in this response :)

I almost found the Lichtenberg quote ..

Truth[s] come from the [minds] of fools and children, satirists [elite,populist,all of the above] etc etc

Thanks Google!

Strangely, it also gave me Cato via Montaigne (technician having convo with politician over millennia?)

Cato, was reproached that he was a hard drinker

  [Catonis] Sæpe mero caluisse virtus.
(a gentle prod to serious minds wine is, a nod to "in vino veritas" I guess)

Aside: both Cato and Lichtenberg might be more humorous untranslated Vs Nietzsche, experts/natives could correct me



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