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Metaphor I would use is "using seed crystals to start crystallization process".

• vacuity 2y ago
  I am perfectly aware. But if I thought it was easy, I would've done it already. It's not a matter of whether we can achieve something, but whether we will. As it is, I and probably many others find it hard to devote mental and physical energy to causes that are fairly intractable and require sustained, collective willpower that is unlikely to manifest in practice.
  • mmooss 2y ago
    > that are fairly intractable and require sustained, collective willpower that is unlikely to manifest in practice. > if I thought it was easy Your premises are false; that's the problem. Nothing is stopping you in reality. You can easily do something about that.
  • jumping_frog 2y ago
    We never will if we don't attempt. So the discussion ends before it starts.