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The one thing the science metaphor doesn't include and can't include is luck. Comedy is inexplicable.
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The quote contrasts a scientific way of explaining things with the role of luck. It says that even a science-based metaphor leaves out chance, because chance does not fit neatly into a system of explanation. Calling comedy “inexplicable” suggests that its effects cannot be fully accounted for by rules or analysis alone.
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- TED — ReThinking with Adam Grant
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