Why is this a rationality quote? I mean sure it is technically true (for any situation you’ll find yourself in), but that really shouldn’t stop us from trying to improve the situation. Theon has basically given up all hope and is advocating compliance to a psychopath for fear of what he may do to you otherwise, doesn’t sound particularly rational to me.
It corrects an error people sometimes make when in a bad situation of assuming things can’t get worse so any change can’t be for the worst. Sansa had not been tortured by the psychopath in question while Theon had, so Theon better understood the price of defiance.
“When you make plans to stop something bad, make sure that you also make plans to ensure that it is not replaced by something worse—since there is always something worse that exists”.
Why is this a rationality quote? I mean sure it is technically true (for any situation you’ll find yourself in), but that really shouldn’t stop us from trying to improve the situation. Theon has basically given up all hope and is advocating compliance to a psychopath for fear of what he may do to you otherwise, doesn’t sound particularly rational to me.
It corrects an error people sometimes make when in a bad situation of assuming things can’t get worse so any change can’t be for the worst. Sansa had not been tortured by the psychopath in question while Theon had, so Theon better understood the price of defiance.
Ok, fair enough. I still hold that Sansa was more rational than Theon at this point, but that error is one that is definitely worth correcting.
“When you make plans to stop something bad, make sure that you also make plans to ensure that it is not replaced by something worse—since there is always something worse that exists”.
That’s what I get from it, anyhow.