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		JadeNB on Jan 14, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What has your work taught you that other p... It's the "every problem is a nail" statement in slightly different guise.

52-6F-62 on Jan 14, 2020 [–]

I'm totally being pedantic, but it doesn't work—so I was wondering if it was a direct quote from someone in particular.

shoes_for_thee on Jan 15, 2020 | [–]

It works fine if you stop intentionally being dense about its meaning.

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