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Monty Python nicely addressed this, over 50 years ago.

> Mr. Hilton: Oh, we use only the finest juicy chunks of fresh Cornish ram's bladder, emptied, steamed, flavoured with sesame seeds, whipped into a fondue, and garnished with lark's vomit.

> Inspector: LARK'S VOMIT?!?!?

> Mr. Hilton: Correct.

> Inspector: It doesn't say anything here about lark's vomit!

> Mr. Hilton: Ah, it does, on the bottom of the box, after 'monosodium glutamate'.

> Inspector: I hardly think that's good enough! I think it's be more appropriate if the box bore a great red label: 'WARNING: LARK'S VOMIT!!!'

> Mr. Hilton: Our sales would plummet!

https://youtu.be/3zZQQijocRI

Really, it should open every conversation with “by the way, I am a compulsive liar, and nothing I say can be trusted”. That _might_ get through to _some_ users.



Humor aside I disagree. They are basically three types of people, the one who learns by reading, if you learn by observation, the rest just have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.




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