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Comment author: s_janes 23 September 2015 03:19:02AM *  0 points [-]

What is the etymology for "sphexing" here? Its meaning is very close to the "Insanity is repeating the same mistakes and expecting different results." idea.

Comment author: entirelyuseless 23 September 2015 03:36:04AM 0 points [-]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphecidae

Insects will frequently carry out instinctual behaviors even in situations where they cannot accomplish anything useful.

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