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That was an awful read. “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done th
by droopybuns 11y ago
That was an awful read.
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”
I found PG's opinion interesting, regardless of whether I agree with him.
Author seems to have unleashed a hateful screed, which optimally includes a world where opinions like PG's are silenced.
I guess the only thing she inspired is my distaste for her creative output.
- GoodJokes 11y agoNice comment. Really engaging the points made in the essay.
- PhasmaFelis 11y ago> The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood It is ironic how often this gets quoted, patronizingly, at people whose faces are literally marred by dust and sweat, by people who work in air-conditioned offices.
- droopybuns 11y agoEmpathy for people you have never met will help you find success & happiness in life. Bigotry, arrogance and prejudice will not.
- meanduck 11y ago(Personal observation) One has finite amount of empathy. Use it wisely.
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- asuffield 11y agoIt's basically just a rant. I noticed a few paragraphs in that it was a series of angry statements with no justification offered for any of them, then kept watching and it continued to be exactly the same all the way to the end. Regardless of whether you agree with PG's essay or not, he at least stated the reasons why he believes in each of his points, and sometimes even gave supporting references. This post doesn't bother to give reasons, which means we are unable to judge it by any measure other than comparing the claims it makes to our own preconceptions. (Since it makes a few obviously-false claims, like "PG isn't creating wealth, he's just spending it", and "we should keep people doing busywork instead of automating things", I'm writing the whole thing off. If the author can't be bothered to argue their case, I don't see a reason why I should either.)