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What almost always bothers me about Paul's essays is that he includes 'facts' like they apply to everyone. This is why I don't like most of his eesays. For exa
by thdrdt 7y ago
What almost always bothers me about Paul's essays is that he includes 'facts' like they apply to everyone. This is why I don't like most of his eesays.
For example: "..but having kids may make one less ambitious.".
It might apply to Paul but I have never been more ambitious since I had kids.
In his next sentences he almost makes us feeling guilty for it because "..you're probably going to care more about them than you do about yourself."
Ehm, no. Taking more care about your kids has nothing to do with ambitions. At least not for me. You can have great ambitions which include your whole family.
- atdrummond 7y agoWith the qualifiers (“may”, “probably”) provided I’m not sure I see him as offering any absolutes, at least in your quoted passages.
- edoceo 7y agoThe words "may" and "probably" seem to indicate these statements are not facts, and may probably not apply to everyone.