Once, some “round” intellectuals lived in a small town. They were smart, kind, farsighted, and successful. The reason for their success was simple: they could swallow toads. But there were also some “square” people living in the town. They were pragmatic realists — good was repaid with good, evil with evil, and no toads were ever swallowed. They lived in peace until one day, a “square” discovered that the “rounds” swallowed toads…