Discworld QOTD, from Men at Arms

An absolute classic from Pratchett

Currently writing stuff about UBI and 100% using this quote in there somewhere.

The thing about boots theory is not only that it's good and correct but you can always flag somebody as boring and wrong and not worth listening to if they choose to nitpick it

Will literally always repost boot theory. It stuck with me so much when I first read it as a teenager - and still does

Such a famous (and accurate) theory.

This has always been one of my fave pieces of writing by Sir Pratchett. I'm glad it resonated with others as well.

Boots Theory has been getting a lot of velocity on the internet in the past six months. I wonder why

Oh good, your image problem solved itself

I remember Bernie highlighting somebody at a town hall a few years back talking about how expensive it is to be poor and this passage sprang to mind

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