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0 pointscookiengineer28d ago0 comments

> Gophers are usually quite fast, perhaps an elderly turtle would be a better mascot?

The slow turtle wins the race against the overly eager rabbit... so I'm okay with that

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The lesson of the parable of the tortoise and the hare isn't that "slow beats eager", it's a lesson against unfounded overconfidence in one's own abilities.

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