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The literary editor on page 2 had the author completely pegged: "Mr. Ellsberg’s writing is not strong enough to overcome the simple fact that he is not a very
by 3am 15y ago
The literary editor on page 2 had the author completely pegged:
"Mr. Ellsberg’s writing is not strong enough to overcome the simple fact that he is not a very likable person. Sorry, but there it is."
It's true of this article, too. I don't want to play armchair psychologist, but this individual has an enormous ego and shows shockingly little empathy. I think there is more wrong than he is letting on.
- watmough 15y agoMy thoughts after plowing through this, were that it's a shame the conclusion was at the end of such a hard-to-read article. If ever there was an article that could benefit from a solid abstract, this is it.
- freshhawk 15y agoFunny, that part resonated with me as well. Totally confirmed after I followed the link to his book on amazon and saw that it had been blatantly astroturfed with fake 5 star reviews.