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Nope, don't think I am. That's also style. SW self-aggrandizes and arrogates credit while he talks about CAs and complexity; NNT bloviates and inflames while d
by scrumper 9y ago
Nope, don't think I am.
That's also style. SW self-aggrandizes and arrogates credit while he talks about CAs and complexity; NNT bloviates and inflames while discussing statistics.
Your comment says that you don't like his work because he's an Islamophobic, misogynistic, dictatorphile: you loathe certain elements of his style - aspects of the form that his function is wrapped in, so to speak - to the point where you no longer appreciate his ideas. Those ideas haven't changed: they're still about skin in the game, resilience, randomness... All the stuff you liked in Fooled by Randomness.
All of which is fine! I'm not trying to change your mind at all.
- lovich 9y agoHow did you manage to take someone's dislike of value, like Islamaphobia or liking dictators, and decide that meant there was only an issue with the authors style? Style is how you present your views, not the views themselves
- scrumper 9y agoBecause those are personal attributes of the author, not aspects of the work itself. The book isn't a collection of his tweets. What does his admiration for dictators have to do with his explanation of the Lindy Effect? I realize today we are obliged to write off every aspect of a person's work due to their personal failings, related or otherwise. Personally I don't think that is a good or healthy thing to do; nobody is perfect and we risk throwing out an awful lot of babies in our desire to bathe only in clean water.
- lovich 9y agoAh I hadnt realized, thought OP meant it was in the book. I agree with your assessment then
- shaki-dora 9y agoIt is in the book. See the satirical take by the Guardian posted elsewhere in this thread: Anyway, want to know why Islam is taking over the world? It’s because Muslims have more skin in the game. They are prepared to shout loudest and bully people into becoming Muslim. Christians take note.
- lovich 9y agoDoes anyone have a quote directly from the book? I agree with the point that a broken clock can be right twice a day, so someone with opinions I find reprehensible about subject a might have rational arguments concerning opinion b. However since we are talking about concrete examples instead of theoreticals, I'd need to see some quotes to come to a conclusion at this point with multiple people telling me opposing statements as fact
- scrumper 9y agoIf it helps, I posted a link to a draft of that chapter above. A big chunk of the text of SitG is on that site. It isn't a long read, and we all know what you can do with a single quote taken out of context, so I'd suggest going there.
- xkjkls 9y agoIslamophobia and misogyny are stylistic criticisms?
- MrBuddyCasino 9y agoI only know him from Medium and Twitter, haven‘t noticed misoginy so far. Got an example?