Dear Unlearners,
Good ideas are patient. They wait to be discovered, understood, and appreciated.
Bad ideas don't wait for anyone.
They race through crowds, bounce between boardrooms, and multiply in conversations. They move fast because they have to. Their survival depends on speed over substance.
Bad ideas are like junk food for the mind. Processed, packaged, and easy to digest. They make us feel good right now, with a crash that comes later. They spread because they're designed to spread, not because they're designed to last.
Good ideas carry weight. They demand that we think differently, act differently, become different. When we encounter a good idea, it changes us. That's why they travel slowly. Change takes time.
This explains a lot. Conspiracy theories outrun scientific papers. Get-rich-quick schemes flood our world while sound investment advice gathers dust. And simple truths like "eat well and exercise" get ignored while miracle diets multiply.
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