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This is just some guy’s opinion, and it reeks of having started from the rather common conservative everything-used-to-be-better narrative. The exact genealogy
by IfOnlyYouKnew 7y ago
This is just some guy’s opinion, and it reeks of having started from the rather common conservative everything-used-to-be-better narrative. The exact genealogy is unclear, but it could be a close relative of Aristotle’s famous kids-were-better-when-we-still-hit-them speech.
In my experience, people quickly adapt to any leader’s style. If they tend to start with ad hominem (I. e. Torvalds) it uses any power except to make people hate working for you.
Conversely, a silent voice can be the loudest. Alan Greenspan comes to mind, although it’s a somewhat different context.
- mashby 7y agoAre you alluding to the Socrates statement that is often cited on hacker news?....because if you are, it is not a real quote. It was made up by a young whippersnapper at Cambridge around this time last century. It is a joke.
- cafard 7y agoQuite. Enright mentions John Simon. I heavily discounted Simon's unfavorable reviews. Many years after I last saw his movie reviews, the only two I remember were favorable ones.
- Nuzzerino 7y agoI think you are missing the point of the piece. This is an appeal to "everything in moderation". What does conservative even have anything to do with it?
- threatofrain 7y agoAre you sure the point of the piece wasn't "I worked for Steve Jobs"? > "My job compelled me to read the lede on your story; nothing can get me to read the rest of it." > In this country, the late Nathan Cohen, theatre critic of the Toronto Star, was considered an absolute ogre by some actors and directors. > But he helped Canadian theatre grow and thrive.
- gowld 7y agoOne of the many meanings of "conservative" is a preference for the way things were over the way things are becoming.