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by Bill Bonner
Acting Man
Dispensing Advice
It can be so much fun to point out others’ faults … and give them helpful advice. Imagine you are in a restaurant. You see a fat man ordering a chocolate fondant dessert. Go over and offer to eat it for him.
Or imagine you are in church. You have heard that Mr. Montaigne is fooling around with Mrs. Mordant. It is practically your civic duty to say something to them both. Or imagine that your wife has gotten distracted and has burned the broccoli. Surely, it will do her good to remind her to pay attention when she is cooking you dinner.
On a personal level, this sort of helpful comment is not always appreciated. On a public level, it’s much easier. Remember from last week David Brooks was concerned that people were not moving house often enough. He had a solution too: Give them moving vouchers.
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