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No, it's the language of someone who's rational and so rich that he doesn't need to be persuasive (a.k.a. manipulative) to make people like him. He can instead
by tomp 5y ago
No, it's the language of someone who's rational and so rich that he doesn't need to be persuasive (a.k.a. manipulative) to make people like him. He can instead say things exactly as they are, without concern for his approval ratings or the risk of getting cancelled.
- marcellus23 5y agoThink you’re missing the /s
- mdp2021 5y agoNo, Munger declared literally in the past that his best quality is to be «rational» and one of his best known recurrent expressions is, "you will agree with me, because you are smart and I am right".
- marcellus23 5y agoI’m not disagreeing that he says that or that some people apparently find that endearing. It’s just hilarious to see it written out as an earnest sincere response.
- mdp2021 5y agoMunger himself mention the thing while joking in public. For the rest, I am not sure about what you find hilarious, if the ground sincerity of the statement makes you react. Some are just confident.
- kd0amg 5y agoThe language of someone who's rational would respond to the issues raised by the interlocutor instead of just insulting him.
- dragonwriter 5y ago> The language of someone who's rational would respond to the issues raised by the interlocutor Not necessarily. You are confusing social graces with rationality; rationality is optimized pursuit of one's own utility, not politeness.
- mdp2021 5y agoWhich happened in other contexts. There, he did not need to do differently and was just being concise.
- fatbird 5y agoMunger said McFadden would “go ape-shit” if he saw the models; McFadden did see all the material, including the models, and resigned. Munger is clearly unable to comprehend disagreement with himself, which is definitely not rational behaviour.