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		zer00eyz on Dec 6, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cognitive ability and miscalibrated financial expe... Voltaire would like a word without about optimism and stupidity being "British" Joking aside, this whole paper had me thinking about Candide... All is for the best! https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19942

__rito__ on Dec 7, 2023 [–]

I expected Candide to be not-really-entertaining, but started it for Voltaire's thoughts, opinions, etc.

Boy, was I wrong!

It was actually funny and entertaining to read, had a great story, too.

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