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		w0m on Oct 11, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nobel Peace Prize for 2024 awarded to Nihon Hidank... it's easier to ignore 100 papercuts than it is to ignore missing a hand.

valval on Oct 11, 2024 [–]

Your analogy makes no sense whatsoever. More mundane causes of death aren’t paper cuts, and nuclear war isn’t losing a hand.

squigz on Oct 11, 2024 | [–]

It makes sense to me. You understand it's not meant to be taken literally, right?

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