The definition of "insanity" - eviltoast
  • PapaStevesy@midwest.social
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    1 year ago

    Idk, if you’re doing the same thing after your training that you were doing before, you either didn’t need training or you weren’t successfully trained.

    It’s an idiom, it’s not meant to be a clinical diagnosis. Like, yeah if you’re psychiatrist says it to you qnd tries to have you institutionalized, that’s obviously a problem. But I highly doubt that’s ever happened, certainly not in the modern age.

    Ultimately, it’s actually the same exact idea as “Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it,” but in less politically correct terms.

      • boonhet@lemm.ee
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        1 year ago

        For the training, I’d argue that you’re not trying to get different results.

        Each time, the result is minor growth in whatever your goal is, be it strength, muscle mass, or endurance, etc.

      • ThaNookLmao@lemmy.zip
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        1 year ago

        think the meme has some grounds for truth. of course it was designed to be a dramatic speech for a scary character but it has some grounds to it: this may not be the truth but its how it feels. By doing the same thing over and over again and seeing no chance you go insane, and as such it feels like doing so is asking for insanity, thus the characters speech!