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While I don't don't doubt the value of the book overall, I appreciate the blogger's skepticism. When the story seems too perfect to be true, it most likely isn
by JackFr 8y ago
While I don't don't doubt the value of the book overall, I appreciate the blogger's skepticism. When the story seems too perfect to be true, it most likely isn't.
I find the same thing often in Malcolm Gladwell -- the thesis or a close variant of it is true, but the anecdotes are too pat and perfect.
- delinka 8y ago>When the story seems too perfect to be true, it most likely isn't [true]. I was expecting to read >When the story seems too perfect to be true, it most likely isn't [too perfect]. I only comment in case someone else makes my mistake.
- paulorlando 8y agoYes, that "too perfect" description is what made me look into the Aswan Dam situation after reading Systemantics. But I happened to have time to do just that. Most of what we read/see/hear we don't have time to assess deeply (and even if we did, we might only scratch the surface of deeper knowledge). An enduring problem.