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An effective test for determining if reading an opinion is a waste of your time is: watch for language that assigns an explanation to the behavior of others. B
by sha2468 3y ago
An effective test for determining if reading an opinion is a waste of your time is: watch for language that assigns an explanation to the behavior of others.
Basically: they don’t describe what happened. They describe how other people are less good.
“These concerns are drummed up by people who what to add every conceivable resistance to wealth redistribution possible”
Not the language of an open hearted soul. I’m going to default to “unconvincing argument” as the infinitely more plausible explanation.
- chefandy 3y ago> watch for language that assigns an explanation to the behavior of others. K > Not the language of an open hearted soul. Found some.
- HumblyTossed 3y agoAmazing the number of people on HN who dislike any measure of helping those less fortunate.
- anamax 3y agoAmazing the number of people on HN take any criticism of some program as dislike for helping those less fortunate.