That’s assuming that the point of all this is to move forward as efficiently as possible. In fact, the analogy works all the more because switching sides is less efficient, but gives the impression to untrained eyes of going down the middle.
I don’t canoe, but it sounds like the j-stroke serves its analogical purpose too. It’s when you want to be seen as being on the left (or the right), but, unbeknownst to the untrained eye, you’re paddling in such a way as to counteract being on the left, so that you actually end up going down the middle.
haha, I didn’t mean for it to sound cynical. “Moving forward as efficiently as possible” isn’t necessarily always good. Not all shores are worth reaching. In a representative democracy, politicians often paddle on both sides to appeal to the median voter.
It reminds me of the line by the ancient Athenian statesman Solon: “No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear”.
That’s assuming that the point of all this is to move forward as efficiently as possible. In fact, the analogy works all the more because switching sides is less efficient, but gives the impression to untrained eyes of going down the middle.
I don’t canoe, but it sounds like the j-stroke serves its analogical purpose too. It’s when you want to be seen as being on the left (or the right), but, unbeknownst to the untrained eye, you’re paddling in such a way as to counteract being on the left, so that you actually end up going down the middle.
Oh, this take is so cynical, but I like it!
haha, I didn’t mean for it to sound cynical. “Moving forward as efficiently as possible” isn’t necessarily always good. Not all shores are worth reaching. In a representative democracy, politicians often paddle on both sides to appeal to the median voter.
It reminds me of the line by the ancient Athenian statesman Solon: “No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear”.