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LeGuin coming in with the opposite argument of the useless tree. Or maybe it's the same argument. Inside/outside.

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January 13, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Enjoy this little story, which tells of of a seemingly useless tree, which is wiser than it appears.
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Recently, I’ve gotten very interested in reading old Chinese literature, particularly Taoist philosophy. In this blog post, I’m just going to leave you with one of my favorite anecdotes from one of my...
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December 30, 2025 at 11:38 AM
A hard lesson in this society, though chronic illness forced me to learn it. I still forget, sometimes.

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Recently, I’ve gotten very interested in reading old Chinese literature, particularly Taoist philosophy. In this blog post, I’m just going to leave you with one of my favorite anecdotes from one of my...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The "useless tree" story in Taoist literature represents the arbitrary and exploitative desires of the human world. Nothing is truly useful or useless: historycourses.com/chuang-tzus-...
Chuang Tzu's Tree - HistoryCourses
Recently, I’ve gotten very interested in reading old Chinese literature, particularly Taoist philosophy. In this blog post, I’m just going to leave you with one of my favorite anecdotes from one of my...
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May 6, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Chuang Tzu's parable of the 'worthless tree'. I think it's a powerful statement on utility & value. It talks about the value something can have beyond what it can be exploited for. That makes it an important antidote to the pervading capitalist drumbeat.

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Chuang Tzu's Tree - HistoryCourses
Recently, I’ve gotten very interested in reading old Chinese literature, particularly Taoist philosophy. In this blog post, I’m just going to leave you with one of my favorite anecdotes from one of my...
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February 26, 2026 at 9:17 PM