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jacquesm · 2023-11-02 06:17:07

There is no symmetry between destruction and creation/prevention of destruction, destruction is far easier.

Robotbeat | karma 13373 | avg karma 3.01 · | 2022-03-10 10:29:28

Destruction versus creation are asymmetric. It is faster to destroy than to build.

usefulcat | karma 3745 | avg karma 2.73 · | 2023-01-14 14:34:57

Destruction has always been easier/more likely than creation. Death is inescapable, life not so much.

dantheman | karma 7782 | avg karma 3.3 · | 2014-11-03 03:24:08

It's much easier to destroy than to create.

Terr_ | karma 13722 | avg karma 2.85 · | 2016-04-11 14:51:12+00:00

Well, it is easier to destroy than create...

sneak | karma 23753 | avg karma 1.62 · | 2021-04-01 22:21:15+00:00

There is a huge difference between destruction and failing to create.

kleer001 | karma 2611 | avg karma 1.01 · | 2023-05-14 22:18:32

Creation and destruction are both very attractive. Maintenance is not.

benatlas | karma -25 | avg karma -1.39 · | 2010-02-05 15:08:54+00:00

When people say it is easier to destroy they mean to demolish, like blowing up a stadium or something. But obviously the original metaphor that claims an easy destruction is not intended for the case of complete destruction, at least not as it applies to our lives hopefully.

nazgulnarsil | karma 6752 | avg karma 2.15 · | 2011-09-04 18:25:57+00:00

destruction is never more profitable than creation. It just means the profits are being internalized and the losses externalized.

calebm | karma 1110 | avg karma 1.84 · | 2020-04-13 09:46:45

Destruction is part of the process of creation.

cubefox | karma 5752 | avg karma 1.8 · | 2023-12-16 09:28:00

Note that destruction is mostly easier than creation. There are only a few exceptions, like state regulations and bureaucracy.

swasheck | karma 1176 | avg karma 1.99 · | 2012-01-18 18:10:37+00:00

we have very different definitions of destruction

buildbot | karma 5000 | avg karma 3.69 · | 2024-06-25 14:59:44

It’s about destruction, not making sense in my opinion.

jamiek88 | karma 3501 | avg karma 2.44 · | 2023-05-01 16:10:02

And it is. Pretty much always. it easier to destroy than create.

mekael | karma 40 | avg karma 1.74 · | 2014-03-22 00:52:22+00:00

If we can create , then we can destroy just as easily.

Waterluvian | karma 45068 | avg karma 5.19 · | 2023-02-22 21:00:37

Indeed it’s easier to destroy than to build.

brianwawok | karma 11149 | avg karma 2.13 · | 2017-10-20 16:44:41+00:00

Destroying is so much more work than creating.

jacquesm | karma 227883 | avg karma 3.76 · | 2020-10-26 16:38:33+00:00

That's as much to be attributed to the asymmetry between destruction and creation as it is to the pareto principle.

convolutionart | karma 20 | avg karma 0.87 · | 2021-11-05 09:01:44

This is nonsense. It's always easier to destroy than to build/mantain. If you got any real advice, by all means...

masklinn | karma 65147 | avg karma 3.36 · | 2023-06-14 11:26:32

But usually destruction is just destruction.