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It largely has, yes. The fact that things aren't perfect isn't justification for condemnation of the entire process.
by least 3y ago
It largely has, yes. The fact that things aren't perfect isn't justification for condemnation of the entire process.
- throwanem 3y agoIt's rare I find myself reaching for the adjective "Panglossian".
- robertlagrant 3y agoSadly you aren't Dr Strange, able to see the results of every possible decision to get the best outcome. That would be cool. But for now, we have to just observe how countries enact progress, and it does seem to be that the ones that delegate and diversify do the best at it.
- throwanem 3y agoIt takes being a Marvel superhero to extrapolate from yesterday and today to tomorrow?
- robertlagrant 3y agoNo, to know what past change would've made today much better.
- throwanem 3y agoI do wish that people who feel the need to dispute what I've said in this thread would more reliably address themselves to things I have said, rather than to claims I've not even approached making.
- robertlagrant 3y agoIf you rely on implication to make your point, you should mentally underwrite the risk of being frustrated at people who read what you wrote, rather than read your mind :-)
- throwanem 3y agoHardly frustrated! Believe it or not, I do change my opinions and perspectives when I find that warranted, but my view of the world is not lazily arrived at, and to see a need to change it requires an argument I find even on reflection I can't answer. HN is one of the most reliable sources of those that I know, and developing a thread in this way is one of the more reliable methods I know to improve my odds of eliciting one. Luckily for me, I have enough of a prickly, disputatious streak in my own nature to appreciate the process quite as much as the result.
- robertlagrant 3y agoFair enough - same here. To get more explicit then: what did you mean to imply with this? > It's rare I find myself reaching for the adjective "Panglossian".
- dullcrisp 3y agoDon’t lie.