[fredrikholm]

A (structurally similar) variation of Gorgias 'On Non-Existence' argument!

Another famous one being Lem's law:

> No one reads; if someone does read, he doesn’t understand; if he understands, he immediately forgets.

[swayvil]

There's also

It Is Difficult to Get a Man to Understand Something When His Salary Depends Upon His Not Understanding It.

(Upton Sinclair)

Simplified:

Reason serves desire