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[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You are correct. That is the original meaning of the metaphor. Spoiling is a non-reversible state.

The point was that you cannot remove the bad apple without it already having affected the other apples. The other metaphor is simply weeding the garden.

[–] stinky@redlemmy.com 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Sounds so easy! Why aren't we doing it then?

[–] DougHolland@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Because the apples, all rotten, are in command.

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Doing what? Discarding the whole bunch or weeding the garden?