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The "one bad apple" claims always ignore the many many many bad apples that exist (i.imgur.com)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Wholeheartedly agree!

I have had some time to think about it, and I should have included the word systemic instead of serious. I still stand by my overall point with regard to what the idiom actually means. I don't believe that its a good thing to misrepresent something just to prove a point.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Yes, my comment was an oversimplification in light of the topic. The adage is supposed to teach you to get rid of the bad apple to save the barrel.