analogies

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“And the analogies are that people got excited about internet stocks, and Berkshire Hathaway traded at the lowest valuation I think it ever traded in its history,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

While historical comparisons and analogies can be overdone, the parallels between Washington in late November 2004 and today can feel a little too on the nose.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

Though analogies were drawn to household production, the reality differed: Work was repetitive, boring, without break—the machines never stopped.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

Historical analogies provide strategic inspiration: just as abolitionists once argued persuasively that human slavery was a moral abomination, modern activists might convincingly frame AI "enslavement" as ethically unacceptable and strategically dangerous for humanity’s future.

From Salon • May 17, 2025

Grasping for analogies, Aristotle called the male contribution a “principle of movement.”

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee