> This entire thing reads like it was torn from the journal of a clever middle-schooler who thinks he's so much more clever then the world. This point really

> This entire thing reads like it was torn from the journal of a clever middle-schooler who thinks he's so much more clever then the world. This point really undermines your argument. I see this kind of response a lot, particularly on the left to people like PG (who I have mixed opinions of) when they have the audacity to write about something they don't have qualifications in (such as economics), or when you just don't like what he's saying on an emotional level. "Oh he thinks he's so clever" is just a childish insult, you're not refuting his central point. You're also second guessing him. > pretending to be a deep thinker: This is just an insult. PG clearly reads more than most and is a thoughtful writer.