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by CrazyStat 1206 days ago
Bad reasoning. I bet you don't watch Newsmax, but you probably know some things about people who watch Newsmax.

I wanted to make a joke about it being exactly the kind of reasoning a Jacobin reader would use, but I'm refraining.
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lapcat 1206 days ago
> I bet you don't watch Newsmax, but you probably know some things about people who watch Newsmax.

I don't, and I don't.

> I wanted to make a joke about it being exactly the kind of reasoning a Jacobin reader would use, but I'm refraining.

I'm not a regular Jacobin reader, "only in passing" as you say.

In any case, you're just spouting stereotypes invented in your own mind.

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CrazyStat 1205 days ago
No, I've had enough Jacobin readers misinterpret Adam Smith to me to form an informed opinion.
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lapcat 1205 days ago
Have you? How many, exactly?

In any case, it's not clear why interpreting Adam Smith (1723-1790) is an appropriate criterion here. Of course, I don't grant without evidence that you possess a correction interpretation of Adam Smith. FWIW (not much) I read The Wealth of Nations many years ago, though I don't claim to be a Smith scholar, and I have no wish to debate the matter with you. I just find it strange that you feel the need to drag him into this discussion.

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CrazyStat 1205 days ago
> Have you?

Yes.

> In any case, it's not clear why interpreting Adam Smith (1723-1790) is an appropriate criterion here.

Because it speaks to both their reading comprehension and grasp of economics.

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lapcat 1205 days ago
>> Have you?

> Yes.

You didn't answer my crucial follow-up question: "How many, exactly?"

> Because it speaks to both their reading comprehension and grasp of economics.

Not really. There's actually been quite a bit of work on that subject since the 18th century, if you hadn't heard.

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CrazyStat 1205 days ago
What makes that follow-up question crucial?
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