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I understand that this is just a summary of a book, but I have no takeaways after skimming this, as there was not one statistic or graph in the article. I love
by tuna-piano 10y ago
I understand that this is just a summary of a book, but I have no takeaways after skimming this, as there was not one statistic or graph in the article. I love a good argument backed by statistics, and maybe the book has it... the article certainly didn't.
- hn_throwaway_99 10y agoAgreed. I flagged this article because it is exactly the type of article I believe doesn't belong on HN. No empirical evidence, just opinions that may or may not be based in actual facts.
- Throwaway_98 10y agoWell done, brave Throwaway. Now please keep flagging articles with no charts, even the ones who cater to your belief system.
- hn_throwaway_99 10y agoThis one does cater to my belief system. Have we reached the point where it's nearly inconceivable that one can actually agree with a conclusion but still find the reasoning and evidence sloppy (or nonexistent)?
- psyc 10y agoAre you perchance in a situation where you don't plainly see the dual economy right in front of your face when you go outside? I'm about as skeptical as they come, but not as much about things I can watch happen with my own eyes. Or was there something more specific in the article that seemed dubious? I'd encourage people not to let HN's ridiculous faux-scientific culture enable you to persist in denial about how around 100 million people in the US live.
- hn_throwaway_99 10y agoRequesting that opinions be backed up with data is the hallmark of an actual scientific culture.
- psyc 10y agoIf Hacker News cargo-cults an actual scientific culture long enough, maybe it will transform into one.
- hn_throwaway_99 10y agoThere are plenty of real research studies and articles (often displayed on HN) that show the growing inequality in the US, with correlations between that inequality and lots of negative social outcomes. If we want to debate inequality, we should do it on one of those articles, not this 0-content opinion piece.
- psyc 10y agoOr we could just debate it, if it matters.