Yeah, that’s a very good summary of what I think he’s pointing to; much better than I could have done.
As far as essays go, Lou’s stuff seems rambly, but it’s also novel enough to pique my interest, I guess? It’s not as off the deep end as Ribbonfarm, but it’s got enough novel (to me) ideas like that of the cultural traditions argument (I especially like how he points out that inferring past dominance of certain traits from their prevalence in the modern day could be faulty) that I enjoy it.
Yeah, that’s a very good summary of what I think he’s pointing to; much better than I could have done.
As far as essays go, Lou’s stuff seems rambly, but it’s also novel enough to pique my interest, I guess? It’s not as off the deep end as Ribbonfarm, but it’s got enough novel (to me) ideas like that of the cultural traditions argument (I especially like how he points out that inferring past dominance of certain traits from their prevalence in the modern day could be faulty) that I enjoy it.