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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;longnine009, post: 2434194, member: 1886&quot;]After passage of the Hobby Protection Act, Carl Allenbaugh a.k.a Expertease,&nbsp; wrote an article in COINS (Jan. 1976) about a bird who wanted to protect&nbsp; a &quot;magnificent rock&quot; from &quot;rock-munching augerworms.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>In short, the bird pecked at the worms 24/7. It developed such a frenzy for protecting the rock it began to&nbsp; see threats from imaginary worms&nbsp; and pecked at them as well. </p><p><br /></p><p>Oh no</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;...Then, without a rumble of warning, the great rock shuddered and broke into a zillion pieces...&quot;</p><p>*************************************</p><p><br /></p><p>[IMO, saving people from themselves is a disincentive&nbsp; to learn and an incentive to become&nbsp; dependent.&nbsp; What if helping&nbsp; that to happen in someone is also cheating them?][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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