Laugh at the Rest?

Hermann Hesse said “Learn what is to be taken seriously and laugh at the rest.”

But people get so serious about certain things—and I want to laugh about it!

Yesterday I read a lengthy online post about “different from” vs. “different than.”  Both have apparently been in use for centuries and both are apparently “considered acceptable” (by whom?).  But “different from” is strongly preferred.  “Different than” comes with a strong advisory (a strong admonition).

Some people have rules for when to use each one.  “Than” is for quantities (“less than one”).

Okay.  Or have we simply become overly pedantic?

I’m smiling already.