a_seattle_ian

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   by a_seattle_ian 3y ago

   I just took a look at that wiki article for Rumsfeld's usage of the "There are unknown unknowns" and I had no idea that he barrowed this phrase to frame his arguments and I was only familiar with that context, unfortunately.
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   by a_seattle_ian 3y ago

   That it came from Donald Rumsfeld in the context of what we know now and what he surely knew then is why it's such a good quote. The words basically say nothing but are also true about everything. So it can implicit be a warning that t
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   by a_seattle_ian 3y ago

   The 1965 movie The Loved One based on Waugh's book is one of my favorites.