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How is Scott Adams a charlatan?

by nawitus 10y ago

pizza 10y ago
http://www.joemygod.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/adams3-660x330.jpg http://www.joemygod.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/adams3-66... http://68.media.tumblr.com/9a81b7212d3add563b3bed8ea0f65d87/tumblr_inline_o3h2ezDkdj1t63ajm_500.png http://68.media.tumblr.com/9a81b7212d3add563b3bed8ea0f65d87/... https://pics.onsizzle.com/you-retweeted-scott-adams-scott-adams-says-russian-hackers-are-6059474.png https://pics.onsizzle.com/you-retweeted-scott-adams-scott-ad... https://68.media.tumblr.com/1091e75e29ae2864783db266603252a9/tumblr_inline_o8pvb9pdb21t63ajm_500.png https://68.media.tumblr.com/1091e75e29ae2864783db266603252a9... He gives off infowars vibes, imo..
- legostormtroopr 10y ago
  But how is he a charlatan?
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  - pizza 10y ago
    Gem from today: "Acting irrational is textbook persuasion. In this context, a mental patient and a Master Persuader look identical to the observer." Looks like he's sponged up just enough game theory to rationalize madman theory. Make what you will of his page on wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Adams https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Adams post script: the only thing I know is that attempting to show others what you know/opine makes them know what they already know more intensely. Meaning, if my comment does anything but raise an eyebrow, simply wipe the memory of my comment and discard my opinion. The last thing I'd want is people who like Dilbert to adhere to Scott Adams' beliefs for the sake of having to protect their enjoyment of Dilbert, I guess..
- R_haterade 10y ago
  Your examples look more like you just disagree with him politically...
  - pizza 10y ago
    I'm neither a democrat nor a republican, I just think that the things he says are what a chump who thinks he has useful answers because he wrote a popular comic would say.
dang 10y ago
We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14018943 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14018943 and marked it off-topic.

How is Scott Adams a charlatan?

by nawitus 10y ago

How is Scott Adams a charlatan?

pizza 10y ago

http://www.joemygod.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/adams3-660x330.jpg http://www.joemygod.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/adams3-66... http://68.media.tumblr.com/9a81b7212d3add563b3bed8ea0f65d87/tumblr_inline_o3h2ezDkdj1t63ajm_500.png http://68.media.tumblr.com/9a81b7212d3add563b3bed8ea0f65d87/... https://pics.onsizzle.com/you-retweeted-scott-adams-scott-adams-says-russian-hackers-are-6059474.png https://pics.onsizzle.com/you-retweeted-scott-adams-scott-ad... https://68.media.tumblr.com/1091e75e29ae2864783db266603252a9/tumblr_inline_o8pvb9pdb21t63ajm_500.png https://68.media.tumblr.com/1091e75e29ae2864783db266603252a9... He gives off infowars vibes, imo..

legostormtroopr 10y ago
But how is he a charlatan?
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- pizza 10y ago
  Gem from today: "Acting irrational is textbook persuasion. In this context, a mental patient and a Master Persuader look identical to the observer." Looks like he's sponged up just enough game theory to rationalize madman theory. Make what you will of his page on wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Adams https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Adams post script: the only thing I know is that attempting to show others what you know/opine makes them know what they already know more intensely. Meaning, if my comment does anything but raise an eyebrow, simply wipe the memory of my comment and discard my opinion. The last thing I'd want is people who like Dilbert to adhere to Scott Adams' beliefs for the sake of having to protect their enjoyment of Dilbert, I guess..
R_haterade 10y ago
Your examples look more like you just disagree with him politically...
- pizza 10y ago
  I'm neither a democrat nor a republican, I just think that the things he says are what a chump who thinks he has useful answers because he wrote a popular comic would say.

dang 10y ago

We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14018943 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14018943 and marked it off-topic.