From postmodern abundance to premodern survival
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I'm not necessarily disagreeing, but he seems to be a little late to the party. Look at the books from Charles Murray, Heather McDonald, Andrew Doyle, ... . They've been saying similar things for years.
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I'm not necessarily disagreeing, but he seems to be a little late to the party. Look at the books from Charles Murray, Heather McDonald, Andrew Doyle, ... . They've been saying similar things for years.
@Klaus said in From postmodern abundance to premodern survival:
I'm not necessarily disagreeing, but he seems to be a little late to the party. Look at the books from Charles Murray, Heather McDonald, Andrew Doyle, ... . They've been saying similar things for years.
Public intellectuals work at their own pace, but the competent ones will meet at generally the same right-leaning conclusions, at the end. It is good that these conclusions are reached by several people independently, as consensus of all legitimately talented thinkers.
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@Klaus said in From postmodern abundance to premodern survival:
I'm not necessarily disagreeing, but he seems to be a little late to the party. Look at the books from Charles Murray, Heather McDonald, Andrew Doyle, ... . They've been saying similar things for years.
Public intellectuals work at their own pace, but the competent ones will meet at generally the same right-leaning conclusions, at the end. It is good that these conclusions are reached by several people independently, as consensus of all legitimately talented thinkers.
@Horace said in From postmodern abundance to premodern survival:
@Klaus said in From postmodern abundance to premodern survival:
I'm not necessarily disagreeing, but he seems to be a little late to the party. Look at the books from Charles Murray, Heather McDonald, Andrew Doyle, ... . They've been saying similar things for years.
Public intellectuals work at their own pace, but the competent ones will meet at generally the same right-leaning conclusions, at the end. It is good that these conclusions are reached by several people independently, as consensus of all legitimately talented thinkers.
But we are still missing the consensus of the most legitimately talented thinker, Horace.
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@Horace said in From postmodern abundance to premodern survival:
@Klaus said in From postmodern abundance to premodern survival:
I'm not necessarily disagreeing, but he seems to be a little late to the party. Look at the books from Charles Murray, Heather McDonald, Andrew Doyle, ... . They've been saying similar things for years.
Public intellectuals work at their own pace, but the competent ones will meet at generally the same right-leaning conclusions, at the end. It is good that these conclusions are reached by several people independently, as consensus of all legitimately talented thinkers.
But we are still missing the consensus of the most legitimately talented thinker, Horace.
@Klaus said in From postmodern abundance to premodern survival:
@Horace said in From postmodern abundance to premodern survival:
@Klaus said in From postmodern abundance to premodern survival:
I'm not necessarily disagreeing, but he seems to be a little late to the party. Look at the books from Charles Murray, Heather McDonald, Andrew Doyle, ... . They've been saying similar things for years.
Public intellectuals work at their own pace, but the competent ones will meet at generally the same right-leaning conclusions, at the end. It is good that these conclusions are reached by several people independently, as consensus of all legitimately talented thinkers.
But we are still missing the consensus of the most legitimately talented thinker, Horace.
Still thinking about it. There’s no telling whether I side with the left or right on this one.
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I'm not necessarily disagreeing, but he seems to be a little late to the party. Look at the books from Charles Murray, Heather McDonald, Andrew Doyle, ... . They've been saying similar things for years.
@Klaus said in From postmodern abundance to premodern survival:
I'm not necessarily disagreeing, but he seems to be a little late to the party. Look at the books from Charles Murray, Heather McDonald, Andrew Doyle, ... . They've been saying similar things for years.
But you see, they required entire books to establish and support their conclusions. Mr. Hanson did it in a few paragraphs. Therefore he is greater.
Books? Give me a break… (snort)
