Lies, Damned Lies, and Ebooks (by @baekdal) #insights
You might remember The Emperor's New Clothes the famous story by Hans Christian Andersen. It is about two weavers who promise an Emperor a new suit of clothes that is invisible to anyone who was either incompetent or stupid. At first everyone agrees that the Emperor's new clothes is the most wonderful thing anyone has ever seen. But one day, when the Emperor parades before his subjects in his new clothes, a child cries out, But he isn't wearing anything at all!
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