holding sharp-edged ontologies cuts up your mind like barbed wire; they require conceptual handles to wield properly
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discrete binary distinctions can be the most dangerous type, and should be handled with the care this sharp an analytic scalpel deserves; mind the soft extremities of reality lest you carelessly amputate them
a mind used to only digesting sharp-edged concepts naturally struggles to process softer ones, having adapted to produce much more intellectual stomach acid than is typically required; this can lead to heartburn (inability to parse nuance) and ulcers (memetic burn-in)
when all you have is piercing Xacto knife of formal logic, everything looks like a neatly separable cellulose plane
should you wish to handle other materials, you may find it worthwhile to pick up gentler tools