Re: If this takes off
"It's simply the old "experience is a dear teacher but there are those who will learn by no other". They'll learn. They'll also discover the truth of the complementary saying: "experience is something you need just before you get it"."
I can think of two COUNTER-sayings.
One, "If there are those who will learn by no other, what happens when a situation requires prior knowledge to live through it?"
Two, "What about those who don't get it even WITH experience?"
Biting the hand that feeds IT
