matabele comments on Rationality Quotes July 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: matabele 29 July 2012 01:38:46PM * 2 points [-]

Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.

– James Baldwin

The obscure language was likely due to the political context of the original; try substituting 'identified' for 'faced'.

Comment author: tut 30 July 2012 09:44:18AM -1 points [-]

try substituting 'identified' for 'faced'.

Or acknowledged, or accepted. I don't see facing an issue as obscure language, but this is a good aphorism. Upvoted.