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by researcher88 4088 days ago
I think you are overreacting. Maybe he does have a better grasp on a few areas in life than you or I do.

It's just a book. One that might make people think a bit and question their own life more.

What I find gross are people scared of criticism and offended by anything that remotely challenges one's beliefs or actions.

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> Maybe he does have a better grasp on a few areas in life than you or I do.

Then why can't he phrase them precisely, giving real moral guidance instead of pious-sounding virtue-ethical platitudes?

Anyone want to check if David Brooks has signed up for anything like that "Giving What We Can Pledge"? $50 says he hasn't.

(For the record, I haven't signed the pledge, but I do try to donate 10% of gross income.)