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looks like we've found David Graeber's account... ;P

by keeganpoppen 5y ago

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floatingatoll 5y ago
I looked up this guy and apparently there's one of three things intended by this comment. Either you're complimenting me (but the emoji and throwaway nature of the comment suggest otherwise), you're insulting me by calling me an economist (not exactly a common insult, but it's definitely not a favored profession), or you're comparing me to someone who's dead (which is terrifying and probably not what you meant, but who even knows with today's trolls). Of those options, I think you meant this to be an insulting and dismissive comment, wherein you jokingly compare me to a dead man in order to weaken or diminish the views represented in my detailed writeup of the 'unspoken' viewpoint referenced upthread. If so, you will find that Hacker News is not a reliably effective venue for that sort of manipulation of others. If I'm wrong in my interpretation, I of course welcome clarification. :)
- 0xBDB 5y ago
  David Graeber was an anthropologist, not an economist, and a leader of Occupy Wall Street and author of "Debt: The First 5000 Years". I think the reference is to the latter. Whether you should take it seriously or consider it flattering I couldn't say, but having read the book and your comment, they are in fact quite aligned.
  - floatingatoll 5y ago
    Ah, interesting! I will add it to a list, thank you.
- keeganpoppen 5y ago
  uhhhh none of the above? you just sound like him. nice to just fly off the handle based on a bunch of assumptions about my intent, though i think your assumptions and hostility say more about you than me. the emoticon was because it was teasing-- that's what the tongue out emoticon means. didn't even know he was dead-- read his book not that long ago. not sure what the fuck you're on about comparing people to dead people-- are we just supposed to stop speaking of the dead altogether?

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looks like we've found David Graeber's account... ;P

by keeganpoppen 5y ago

looks like we've found David Graeber's account... ;P

deleted 5y ago
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floatingatoll 5y ago
I looked up this guy and apparently there's one of three things intended by this comment. Either you're complimenting me (but the emoji and throwaway nature of the comment suggest otherwise), you're insulting me by calling me an economist (not exactly a common insult, but it's definitely not a favored profession), or you're comparing me to someone who's dead (which is terrifying and probably not what you meant, but who even knows with today's trolls). Of those options, I think you meant this to be an insulting and dismissive comment, wherein you jokingly compare me to a dead man in order to weaken or diminish the views represented in my detailed writeup of the 'unspoken' viewpoint referenced upthread. If so, you will find that Hacker News is not a reliably effective venue for that sort of manipulation of others. If I'm wrong in my interpretation, I of course welcome clarification. :)
- 0xBDB 5y ago
  David Graeber was an anthropologist, not an economist, and a leader of Occupy Wall Street and author of "Debt: The First 5000 Years". I think the reference is to the latter. Whether you should take it seriously or consider it flattering I couldn't say, but having read the book and your comment, they are in fact quite aligned.
  - floatingatoll 5y ago
    Ah, interesting! I will add it to a list, thank you.
- keeganpoppen 5y ago
  uhhhh none of the above? you just sound like him. nice to just fly off the handle based on a bunch of assumptions about my intent, though i think your assumptions and hostility say more about you than me. the emoticon was because it was teasing-- that's what the tongue out emoticon means. didn't even know he was dead-- read his book not that long ago. not sure what the fuck you're on about comparing people to dead people-- are we just supposed to stop speaking of the dead altogether?