Government proposes, bureaucracy disposes. And the bureaucracy must dispose of government proposals by dumping them on us.
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Excessive speed and quantity are, like chattiness and digression, besetting sins of cyber-assisted authorship.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote highlights the pitfalls of overindulgence in digital communication and writing.
P. J. O'Rourke emphasizes that in the realm of cyber-assisted authorship, there is a tendency for writers to sacrifice quality for speed and quantity. He compares this behavior to rambling and going off-topic, suggesting that such tendencies detract from effective communication and thoughtful writing.
Themes
SpeedQuantityWritingCommunicationTechnology
In practice
Example use cases
In a workshop on effective writing, this quote can be used to urge participants to focus on clarity over churn.
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