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John

All major theme parks have delays. When they opened Disneyland in 1956, nothing worked.

— Jurassic Park  ·  1993

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker treats delays as ordinary by invoking a claimed example of another theme park's troubled opening. The comparison works as reassurance: present problems are framed as something even a famous attraction experienced. It is a defense built from an analogy, not proof that everything will improve.

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