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the6thwonder
3y ago
I agree with that difference, but it's not relevant to the comment I made.
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the6thwonder
3y ago
It would be ironic if he did work extremely hhard and gave you this perception of effortlessness.
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the6thwonder
3y ago
I agree with all that you said, except that we as outsiders don't have enough information to make the conclusions you want to make. The best evidence for recklessness would be a pattern of similar failures. > the absolute worst reac
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the6thwonder
3y ago
> all I've heard about this guy Hearing something else would require a journalist to formulate an alternative narrative. Not only would that conflict with their peers, it's not very interesting for readers ("actually that
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the6thwonder
3y ago
> avoid personal anecdote, they have little value compared to what a doctor says. Doctors are like engineers. There is a body of science and research for their field. They were once trained on part of it. But day to day each individual d
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the6thwonder
3y ago
> the people who told him that he was needlessly endangering people's lives were experts in their fields Turns out engineers and other experts disagree with each other all the time. I assume you are an expert in your field. Do you a
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the6thwonder
3y ago
> if you actually believe that putting in the work, and putting it in in a good way, will lead you to success. What's the point of motivation of you don't believe what you do matters? The antitode to these kind of arguments is
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the6thwonder
3y ago
> I'm a people person. I have people skills. I don't agree. In my experience, there are people with a talent for talking, and have a natural attraction. People just want to talk to them. But that's not most people in sales
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the6thwonder
3y ago
It sounds like you have made up your mind. So I don't have anything to add.
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the6thwonder
3y ago
> Are you saying that professional journalism literally doesn't exist Seriousness and truthfulness are separate axis. Serious branding gives the appearance of authority. > frauds like all the folks at FOX You will find they have
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the6thwonder
3y ago
A selection and presentation of true facts is a narrative.
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the6thwonder
3y ago
> Are from professional journalists who do weeks of prep What you are referring to is called branding and this particular form appeals to your sensibilities. All the top media outlets try to use a similar brand. Ultimately you are consum
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the6thwonder
3y ago
> unbiased news Even sophisticated people like paulg make comments like "why doesn't someone just make factual news". It suggests to me that thinking about epistemology and marketing is a learned skill.