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Saying the list took a dive when it came to Friedman is colorful writing and not epistemic closure. It did take a dive. This is 2016 and Friedman has been aroun
by CalChris 10y ago
Saying the list took a dive when it came to Friedman is colorful writing and not epistemic closure. It did take a dive. This is 2016 and Friedman has been around for ever. He's been insistently wrong over and over again. The Iraq War. He was so wrong about that he even has a measurement unit named after him:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedman_Unit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedman_Unit
He's on TV, he's in the NYTimes, he's on NPR, he has a book. Am I being closed minded if I say enough already? What has he ever been right about? What continued claim does he have on the national discourse?
- AnimalMuppet 10y agoI could just as easily say the same about stoicism or Carl Rogers being on the list. I mean, no, I'm not going to read Friedman's book. No, I'm not a fan. No, I'm not defending his positions. It's fine that you don't agree with Friedman. I don't agree with stoicism, either. But deciding that the list "took a dive" just because he has a book on it? Yes, you're being closed minded.
- CalChris 10y agoIt's really not so much that I don't agree with him and to be sure, I don't agree with him. It's more like, really, do I have to listen/read/hear about Friedman one more time? Aren't there any new voices? Dunno where you live but they still play Car Talk on KQED on Saturday mornings and one of the guys is dead. MoDo has been awesome but she should move on as well. David Brooks same.