<![CDATA["Tradition means giving a vote to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors.]]>"Tradition means giving a vote to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead"
-- G.K. Chesterton, 1908

Imagine succumbing to peer pressure from dead people.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/9cffdcfe-1df0-4e33-af58-9c4bdfbc8626/tradition-means-giving-a-vote-to-the-most-obscure-of-all-classes-our-ancestors.RSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 08:01:18 GMTSat, 25 Apr 2026 01:02:54 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to "Tradition means giving a vote to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 01:29:33 GMT]]>@jeffowski don’t have to imagine it, i’m f$&@!ng living it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/argonaut/statuses/116462752486329789https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/argonaut/statuses/116462752486329789Sat, 25 Apr 2026 01:29:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Tradition means giving a vote to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 01:18:51 GMT]]>@jeffowski We should not blindly follow traditions; just because it was always done this way, doesn't make it right, or a good idea. But take heed the hard learned lessons that might be buried underneath.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://defcon.social/users/gizmonicus/statuses/116462710420673898https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://defcon.social/users/gizmonicus/statuses/116462710420673898Sat, 25 Apr 2026 01:18:51 GMT