Zvi #Mowshowitz on "The Thing and the Symbolic Representation of The Thing":

"[E]veryone involved [is] afraid of being sued (far beyond the statistical danger of actually being sued) every time they deviate from the standard of care."

https://thezvi.wordpress.com/2015/06/30/the-thing-and-the-symbolic-representation-of-the-thing/ #TheZvi cited by Carey Lening

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The Thing and the Symbolic Representation of The Thing

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