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As Tom Woods would say: "Only the views listed on this 3x5 index card of respectability are allowed."
by c0brac0bra 4y ago
As Tom Woods would say: "Only the views listed on this 3x5 index card of respectability are allowed."
- mhh__ 4y agoAllowed and worth spending time listening to are not same thing.
- timtas 4y agoWhen people take time to wave you off, it means they’re worried it might persuade you.
- smt88 4y agoNo one is allowing or disallowing anything. Commenting on discourse is part of discourse. If you're so thin-skinned that you think all criticism is an attempt at censorship, then perhaps the internet is not a safe space for you.
- TakeBlaster16 4y agoMaybe he should have said, "I encourage readers to skip any interview that discusses views not listed on this 3x5 card"
- smt88 4y agoYes. And while that's a much more reasonable interpretation of what I said, it's still not reasonable. Beware of people who can't make a point without using both sarcasm and a ridiculous straw-man version of whatever offends them. No one is saying, "Subscribe to only this small subset of opinions on [insert massive topic]." There are lots of interesting contrarians in macroeconomic theory. What I'm actually saying is, "It's better not to waste time on the opinions of people with an explicit agenda, a poor understanding of the subject, and many beliefs that are easily refuted." But if someone has time to spare, then by all means, go for it.