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by headbiznatch 5170 days ago
I disagree. The circles represent people. The metaphor is skillfully used in conjunction with the words.

You don't want to dig deeper on this - fine. I get it. But there is a symbolism being successfully manipulated here and just because you don't like it does not mean it isn't "done well". It just means you don't like it.
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unalone 5169 days ago
That's the sort of "skillful metaphor" a group of high school kids would put in a Social Studies PowerPoint. It's funny that you think what you gleaned from the circles involved any sort of deep digging: the symbolism is as blatant as it is pointless. It's a stylish flourish that adds an animation to thoughts so simple they needed no illustration.
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headbiznatch 5169 days ago
Heh - OK. Yeah, I like the 3 Stooges AND Spalding Gray, so you can get as arrogant as you want to about that.

Some of the other style/substance mavens here agree with you, but this one doesn't. That's all... I think you should be a little more gracious in your dialogue when you start it with "It might just be me...".

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