Analogies Community

The disruptive waves harmful to happiness.

I love making analogies. And here’s one: Imagine you’re strolling through a garden, passing by the flower beds as you walk. Here, a rose bush with fragrant roses. There, a flowering honeysuckle, also releasing its sweet scents. A little further on, a flowering acacia, with its sweet fragrance of… read more

Started from a few little seeds into a gorgeous flower. Gardening can be so satisfying with a little patience and effort. It also can be used in many analogies in life itself.

Is there such a thing as public good?

Is there such a thing as public good? That's all I'm asking. I mean, is your good the same as my good? I doubt that seriously. So, if we do not agree on a common sense of good, then how can there be any larger public good? What about some homeless person who sleeps on a heat grating down the… read more

"Pulling Back:" False Paradigms and New Perspectives

I have come to a new understanding of what seems to be an age-old, yet modern day, problem. It is said that “nice guys finish last;” and while this particular idea is yet often rejected, there is the modern-day idea of “nice guy syndrome.” If you look online about dating advice, the advice is… (edited) read more

Not to offend anyone, but I have to be honest and I'll use animal analogies to make my point more clear.

I'm a pretty kind person, but I'm also a visual heterosexual female who does not like men who look like hamsters (I don't care about females, when they are a bit chubby I find it kind of cute). I apologize if I unintentionally offended anyone.

Democracy's biggest flaw is exacerbated by global progress

It's a criticism as old as political philosophy itself. From Plato in 'the Republic' to Walter Lippman in 'Public Opinion' The criticism goes something like this: Is the average citizen of a society reliable/knowledgeable enough to decide who should be making decisions for said society? We also… read more

As above, so below

Recognizing the futility of attempting to cope intellectually with that which transcends the comprehension of the rational faculties, the early philosophers turned their attention from the inconceivable Divinity to man himself, within the narrow confines of whose nature they found manifested all… read more

Connectivity of Conscious String Theory

🗯️A thought has recently come to my attention: 🧵"You know how people are, when they see a loose thread, they have this impulse to pull on it, to see what comes away!" 👁️ This simple observation forms the basis of my own thinking process. Whether something catches my attention in the external… read more

Fortune Cookie

First day I joined there was a guy on here that was like a living fortune cookie. Never missed with smart responses and analogies. Hope that person is doing well.

Analogies

*future generations research* Researching what it was really like from books, tv, movies, and reported news. There were so many acts of cruelty. Murders, sexual abuse, lack of rights and freedoms. The amount of those that died was beyond acceptable. Forced to work for hours and hours. Unable… read more

Back pocket phrases

One of my favorite parts of the writing process is those one-liners, replies, analogies and aphorisms that come to me out of nowhere and I write them down, because I never know when I might need it. I can't be the only one who does that lol This one just hit me. "You have nothing I want, and I… read more

How do you see this / your world?

I've come to understand everyone views the world in different and amazing ways, and like describing a colour, it is difficult to understand someone else's perspective beyond empathy. But if an alien asked, how would you paint a picture of your daily routine, and the ways people interact with one… read more

I have furthered my understanding

So being who I am, I find it hard to explain what I am feeling and doing to myself. I will often be walking down a proverbial path and find my self adrift back to my original destination. Anyway I want to keep this one shorter... good luck me. Anyway, after the ending of my last relationship I was… read more

The tribe that doesn’t know blue exists, it hasn’t been given a name.

You may of heard this quote before "how do you describe colors to a blind person," read further below to see how complicated this is! Amongst the color spectrum of visible light, we have these available among others: 1. Red: Crimson, scarlet, ruby, cherry 2. Orange: Tangerine, apricot, coral,… read more

A conversation about Eagles & Ducks

You can net surf and find all sorts of memes, quotes and so called motivational speeches hyping up the "great and majestic" eagles and how inferior your mindset or energy to get up and go attitude should be akin to. Some people have actually made money or went about with motivational morning… read more

A house is a house is a house is a house...

the comparison of one's life, family, and societal means are all on par brick for brick with a family house built in regulation. every from foundation, to brick and nail, to pluming, framing, insulation, heat, and electric. the plethora of analogies are astronomical in the ability to troubleshoot… read more

Analogies

Nobody knows what they are anymore. They used to be on the SATs until the Bush Jr. era department of education. They are a critical thinking skill. They are also my favorite form of argument.