I love QT, but on this subject, we have to remember that he was young when he relayed this postulation.
Time....and experience has revealed to me that one can be both a Beatles fan and an Elvis fan. Now, that in no way dampens my appreciation of QT. On the contrary, it teaches me that I have come a long way in my understanding of things and I have to wonder what QT understands about dichotomy at this point in his life, as well.
Given that he is a pretty smart fellow, I bet he probably understood this at the time he wrote it and his words were not a true reflection of opinion, but merely an observation of how humans tend to like to be recognized by differences rather than similarities.
Time....and experience has revealed to me that one can be both a Beatles fan and an Elvis fan. Now, that in no way dampens my appreciation of QT. On the contrary, it teaches me that I have come a long way in my understanding of things and I have to wonder what QT understands about dichotomy at this point in his life, as well.

Given that he is a pretty smart fellow, I bet he probably understood this at the time he wrote it and his words were not a true reflection of opinion, but merely an observation of how humans tend to like to be recognized by differences rather than similarities.
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