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You’re just painting your own bias over his words. How about interpreting what he said literally i.e. “even poor people can start businesses” instead of misinte

• adamlett 7y ago
  You’re just painting your own bias over his words Yes, I agree. But I also think I acknowledged that, when I wrote I appreciate that Paul G's intended meaning was different. How about _interpreting_ what he said _literally_... Hmm... instead of misinterpreting him as “against social nets” Again, I think I was quite clear about the distinction between Paul G. (probably) meant, and how I (subjectively) interpret it. My point is not that Paul G is a bad person. I just think he is being somewhat obtuse and insensitive. He is making an argument against a position that nobody is defending, namely that one can't or shouldn't take risk if one is poor. The discussion that sensible people were having before, was about whether one's level of privilege might have something to do with one's willingness to take risk.
• zepto 7y ago
  If you take him literally, I.e. without the social context, then his statements is essentially meaningless. All it would take is one single example of a poor person being successful while all of the others fail and die in poverty to prove him right. His example is part of the context, and the fact that his example was not in fact of a poor person demonstrates that he isn’t being responsible for what he says, and deserves the criticism he is receiving.