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> If his life would've turned out a little different You know you can say the same thing about Pablo Escobar, and Hitler, and many others. Just because someone
by hellofunk 10y ago
> If his life would've turned out a little different
You know you can say the same thing about Pablo Escobar, and Hitler, and many others. Just because someone has an innate talent at something, perhaps even a genius, does not make them worthy of the rhetoric "if only things had turned out a bit different for them...". People do what they do, we shouldn't question what they could have done.
- aetherson 10y agoStipulating that Shkreli is guilty of securities fraud, theft, and is a dick of a person, it's still awful to compare him to people who are responsible for the deaths of hundreds or millions.
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- hellofunk 10y agoI wasn't making any direct comparison, just making a general point using well-known historical figures.
- unixhero 10y agoIn fact ... You induced Goodwins Law. -- Godwin's law (or Godwin's rule of Nazi analogies) is an Internet adage asserting that "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazism or Hitler approaches 1"—that is, if an online discussion (regardless of topic or scope) goes on long enough, sooner or later someone will ...
- tomjen3 10y agoIf Hitler had a video series about how to do public speaking, I would watch that, and I hope every politician would.
- unixhero 10y agoGodwin's law (or Godwin's rule of Nazi analogies) is an Internet adage asserting that "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazism or Hitler approaches 1"—that is, if an online discussion (regardless of topic or scope) goes on long enough, sooner or later someone will ... His method is known. This is why the study of history is important.