Just Say "So?"

Karsten M. Self kmself at ix.netcom.com
Mon Oct 1 15:53:51 PDT 2001


on Mon, Oct 01, 2001 at 01:24:29PM -0700, Tim May (tcmay at got.net) wrote:
> When confronted with calls to "Do something!" or "We can't just stand by
> and watch!," I think of one word: "So?"

There's an alternative formulation:

   Don't just do something.  Stand there.

The gist is the same.  Senseless activity isn't justified by virtue of
being activity.

Peace.

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