Also a great example how we default to trust but don't verify. I think I found out just half a year ago (when I tried to explain bitcoin and SN to my ex-girlfriend) that this is a misquote.

I wonder how many misquotes are out there.

"Money is the root of all evil", they say. But they don't know that the real quote was this:
For the love of money is the root of all evil

Is that what psychologists call "transference"? Maybe not, but what a great example of blame shifting. We collectively tuned out the part that carried some personal accountability and selectively heard the part that blamed an inanimate object.

When you post/comment on SN, do you think about how many sats you will earn?

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> "Money is the root of all evil", they say. But they don't know that the real quote was this:
> For the love of money is the root of all evil

Is that what psychologists call "transference"? Maybe not, but what a great example of blame shifting. We collectively tuned out the part that carried some personal accountability and selectively heard the part that blamed an inanimate object.