jmb on Nostr: “Among flippant people, the joke is always assumed to have been made. No one ...

“Among flippant people, the joke is always assumed to have been made. No one actually makes it; but every serious subject is discussed in a manner which implies that they have already found a ridiculous side to it....
[Flippancy] is a thousand miles away from joy; it deadens, instead of sharpening the intellect; and it excites no affection between those who practice it.” - C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters #poastr #nostr