It depends

October 24, 2015

I was having a discussion at Random Curiosity the other day about whether happy or tragic endings were better.

It depends.

If someone asked me the number one food they should eat, or the number one exercise they should do, there can be only one answer.

It depends.

If someone wanted to know the one book they most need to read, you know the answer.

Wage Slave Rebellion. At least until my next book comes out.

I’m kidding, of course. It depends.

*Checks Rule of Three off*

It’s depressing how often “it depends” is the answer. Not to some of the important questions, like moral or ethical ones. Those are often more simple than people want to admit. I mean the silly questions, like who would win in a fight between Batman and Dr. Doom. (Trick question, that one’s already been answered.) And for advice, it’s all but guaranteed.

Think about it the next time you’re arguing over Lord of the Rings or the next Star Wars movie. “It depends” may just be your answer. Though that too, of course, depends.