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Guy is a very insightful person, fallen victim to the 'The more people that hear me, the more I matter' theorem.
by SODaniel 15y ago
Guy is a very insightful person, fallen victim to the 'The more people that hear me, the more I matter' theorem.
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- vertr 15y agoSounds like an appeal to authority to me.
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- vertr 15y agoI'm talking about your comment: "He was right back then, and he's still right today. Not many people can claim that." There is no argument there other than, 'he's right because he's right.'
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- rumpelstiltskin 15y agoHe's not saying Guy is wrong. He's saying you're gonna have to come up with a more cogent argument than "He was right back then, and he's still right today". Basically, the burden of proof is on you since you made the original claim.
- palish 15y agoKay, you win.
- SODaniel 15y agoHow can it not matter. Once a person that wrote from the heart about matter concerning maybe a few, maybe very few, once fallen victim to his own greatness that person will seek out subjects that appeal to the masses no matter the depth of his own insight. I think it matters deeply.
- palish 15y agoMm... Good point. Is that happening here, you think? I tend to play Devil's advocate; and right now, people are demonizing Guy. But if he's genuinely full of fluff, then it'd be justified.
- slardat01 15y agoCan you give a little background for someone who's not as familiar with GK?