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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but he did tie together the examples: all are instances of "breaking the rules" without any real rationale other than dis
by timr 13y ago
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but he did tie together the examples: all are instances of "breaking the rules" without any real rationale other than disdain for the rules. Disruption for disruption's sake.
I just don't think it's a valid counterargument to attack the author for employing a standard essay structure, especially when he re-iterates the thesis in several different ways throughout the piece.
- mseebach 13y agoSo, the thing is (and it's quite ironical that progressive Slate can't see that) is that growing your hair long, smoking weed and reading Keruac was just as much ""breaking the rules" without any real rationale other than disdain for the rules. Disruption for disruption's sake." This is the youth of today protesting the status quo and Slate is dreadfully reactionary and conservative.
- tedunangst 13y agoSo basically Malcolm Gladwell is right after all?