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If The Economist can use the word bullshit, in the technical sense -- self-conscious jargoneering intended to inflate the speaker's perceived importance -- then
by mnemonicsloth 17y ago
If The Economist can use the word bullshit, in the technical sense -- self-conscious jargoneering intended to inflate the speaker's perceived importance -- then the rest of us can too, right?
- colinplamondon 17y agoThis is as official as it gets!
- christofd 17y agoSeconded. BS becomes official. (Dilbert doesn't count; The Economist has to say it)
- jasonfried 17y agoYou don't need permission to say bullshit. Always call it when you see it. It doesn't need shelter.
- antonovka2 17y ago37signals would be significantly raised in my estimation if you tempered your invectives with less emotional arguments. Of course, tempered rational arguments rarely drive significant traffic, and lackluster traffic doesn't drive sales.
- fretlessjazz 17y agoThis is not the 36signals blog nor TMZ.com; Jason can say what he wants.
- antonovka2 17y agoWhere did I claim otherwise? I only noted that his suggested approach -- which is clearly reflected by 37signals -- has led to me maintain a lower estimation of their decorum and the value of their positions.
- ableal 17y agoSounded wrong to me too. But, as 'ig1' pointed in another comment, it's a signed piece extracted from a book - seems like one of those "we asked N people question X" things. The "official" Economist pieces are unsigned.