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by dev0p 280 days ago
I don't think it was intended to be negative, just a reference to this XKCD https://xkcd.com/1053/

Even when something is known by "everyone", there's still going to be someone who doesn't know it yet.

I never heard about this fable before, either...

2 comments

Yes, it was. And now you have! That's great. New intellectual tools for you!
I feel honored to be one of the 10,000 people who just learned of this particular xkcd reference today!