The phoenix comparison is for visual explanation rather than value judgment: poetry can borrow an exalted image simply to show the mechanics of destruction and rebirth.
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Phoenix
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"...Oh eight, the resurrection of the sinners is compared to the Phoenix, but I thought the Phoenix is like a quite positive metaphor. So..."
"Um, so in poetry, um, we use a lot of metaphors and similes. It's not really about what's positive, what's negative. It's really about..."
"...by great sages that when it reaches its 500th year, the Phoenix dies and then is born again. Lifelong, it never feeds on grass..."
"Joaquin Phoenix's AI girlfriend. That's right. And think of Brave New World, right? Brave New World, I'm not sure if you've read the book,..."
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