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arglarg t1_j549nau wrote

I don't like when people use too many metaphors. They're like a chef who uses too much seasoning in a dish - it can overpower the flavors and make it difficult to taste the individual ingredients.

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theflamingheads t1_j54d9xp wrote

Exactly. So many bad metaphors out there that are overly complicated like a Wile E Coyote trap that has everything set up just right but still fails to catch the Roadrunner. If only modern humans knew how to use metaphors properly we could all be as wealthy as Bezos.

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croholdr t1_j58364m wrote

I like to think that metaphors are only to be used to anamorphise and and recreate an idea using a metaphorical construct that is most relatable to the reciever of the abstracted construct with eventually the intent to make one seem less informed than the deliverer of the concept otherwise they would just be explaining how full of shit they are while not communicating anything other than ‘do what I said but not in the way I said it.’

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