My point isn’t about IP, it’s about how easy it is to twist this way of reasoning with story and analogy in any direction you want by choosing a different analogy.
If your original post was anti-IP, I’d just twist it into pro-IP case. Or if you used aynrandist story about “self-ownership” + analogy to capitalism, I’d use a different analogy that makes it strongly oppose capitalism. Or whatever.
As long as there’s “let’s pick arbitrary analogy” step anywhere in your reasoning system, it’s all infinitely twistable.
The part about Coase theorem was about how your analogy choice was highly unusual. Not that using a more obvious one would entirely avoid the problem.
Much as I’d like to reply, I prefer LW’s norm, so I’m going to grant you a heckler’s veto until you can move these criticisms to my blog.
My point isn’t about IP, it’s about how easy it is to twist this way of reasoning with story and analogy in any direction you want by choosing a different analogy.
If your original post was anti-IP, I’d just twist it into pro-IP case. Or if you used aynrandist story about “self-ownership” + analogy to capitalism, I’d use a different analogy that makes it strongly oppose capitalism. Or whatever.
As long as there’s “let’s pick arbitrary analogy” step anywhere in your reasoning system, it’s all infinitely twistable.
The part about Coase theorem was about how your analogy choice was highly unusual. Not that using a more obvious one would entirely avoid the problem.
Where does the article that is on this site make this flaw in reasoning?