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tl;dr liberal intellectual claims criticism about liberal intellectuals and their friends are invalid.
by altoz 13y ago
tl;dr liberal intellectual claims criticism about liberal intellectuals and their friends are invalid.
- PhasmaFelis 13y agoOH NOES NOT LIBERAL INTELLECTUALS. How on earth did we get to the point where calling someone smart is an insult?
- krrrh 13y agoI think there's a more subtle point here. Being smart is good, being overly certain of the ultimate power of reason to solve all problems is something else. It's also a common Achilles heel of smart people.
- mieses 13y ago"Elsewhere, Taleb writes that “The intellectual today is vastly more powerful and dangerous than before,” which I find flattering..." puke