Perhaps. But I am far more annoyed by people who know better throwing around absolute terms, when they also know counterexamples are available in literally 3 or 4 seconds—if they would stop being lazy and would just look.
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(I’m seriously considering registering an account ‘LetMeFuckingGoogleThatForYou’ to handle these sorts of replies; LW may be big enough now that such role-accounts are needed.)
The absolute terms were appropriate, referring as they did only to my personal experience. It was only intended as a weak, throwaway comment. I suppose you might be annoyed that I think such anecdotes are worthy of mention.
Edited to add: If you’d quoted instead “Seems to who?” I wouldn’t have found your comment at all objectionable.
Seems to who? I’ve never noticed anyone taking this opinion.
http://www.google.com/search?q=permanent%20republican%20majority
http://www.google.com/search?q=permanent+democratic+majority
Hmm. I think I would have preferred to italicize “noticed” rather than what you did.
Perhaps. But I am far more annoyed by people who know better throwing around absolute terms, when they also know counterexamples are available in literally 3 or 4 seconds—if they would stop being lazy and would just look.
(I’m seriously considering registering an account ‘LetMeFuckingGoogleThatForYou’ to handle these sorts of replies; LW may be big enough now that such role-accounts are needed.)
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The absolute terms were appropriate, referring as they did only to my personal experience. It was only intended as a weak, throwaway comment. I suppose you might be annoyed that I think such anecdotes are worthy of mention.
Edited to add: If you’d quoted instead “Seems to who?” I wouldn’t have found your comment at all objectionable.
Already done: JustFuckingGoogleIt
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I’ve seen Arnold Kling, GMU economics blogger (colleague of Robin Hanson, I think), argue something like that.
This was the example that first sprung to mind, though recently he’s admitted he’s not so sure.