[ska]

That sounds insane.

[vallismortis]

This collection has been in place since before World War II. As soon as the freezers are unplugged, there is no going back.

[ska]

> Insanity is the wrong term, because it would imply repeating something that has already failed.

However popular that aphorism is, it isn't actually the definition of insanity.

[mattkrause]

Dogs are mammals. Mammals aren’t dogs.

[laumars]

'Dog' and 'mammal' are two distinct terms, 'insanity' and 'insanity' are not.

[mattkrause]

“Doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results” and “insanity” are also different.

The former might be a form of the latter, but you can certainly be insane in other ways.

[laumars]

Sure, but that wasn't what the OP said. They said:

> Insanity is the wrong term, because it would imply repeating something that has already failed.

ie suggesting the opposite of your point; that the term "insanity" is more narrowly defined rather than broadly defined.

[vallismortis]

Fair point, I deleted the sentence.

[ska]

Canada did something similarly irretrievable with a bunch of scientific records during last federal conservative rule.

[laumars]

> Insanity is the wrong term, because it would imply repeating something that has already failed

No it doesn't. You might be thinking of that meme often miss-attributing that alternative definition as an Einstein wisdom; but that quote is about as accurate as the claim of who said it.