I’m no fan of Lemony Snicket – those books were repetitive, smug and ultimately unreadable – but his points “explaining” the lamented Occupy Wall Street movement featured this gem:
11. Historically, a story about people inside impressive buildings ignoring or even taunting people standing outside shouting at them turns out to be a story with an unhappy ending.
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