❝ this reminds me of a joke … see, there’s these two guys in a lunatic asylum, and one night they decide that they don’t like being there anymore ; they decide to escape ! so when they get up onto the roof, right across a narrow gap they can see the rooftops of the town below. now the first guy, he jumps right across with no problem —– but his friend, oh no, he didn’t dare jump. you see, he’s afraid of falling. but the first guy has an idea ! he says ‘ hey, i have this flashlight ! i’ll shine it across the gap and you can walk across the beam and join me ! ’ but the second guy shakes his head. he says ‘ what do you think i am, crazy ? you’re just gonna turn it off when i’m halfway across ! ’ ❞