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Re:Interview with Charlie Munger on Controversial UCSB Dorm by tomp on Saturday November 06, 2021 @11:29AM (#29131033)
No, it's the language of someone who's rational and so rich that he doesn't need to be persuasive (a.k.a. manipulative) to make people like him. He can instead say things exactly as they are, without concern for his approval ratings or the risk of getting cancelled.
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Re:Interview with Charlie Munger on Controversial UCSB Dorm by kd0amg on Saturday November 06, 2021 @12:52PM (#29131772)
The language of someone who's rational would respond to the issues raised by the interlocutor instead of just insulting him.
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Re:Interview with Charlie Munger on Controversial UCSB Dorm by dragonwriter on Saturday November 06, 2021 @01:54PM (#29132292)
> The language of someone who's rational would respond to the issues raised by the interlocutor

Not necessarily. You are confusing social graces with rationality; rationality is optimized pursuit of one's own utility, not politeness.

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Re:Interview with Charlie Munger on Controversial UCSB Dorm by mdp2021 on Saturday November 06, 2021 @12:58PM (#29131812)
Which happened in other contexts. There, he did not need to do differently and was just being concise.
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Re:Interview with Charlie Munger on Controversial UCSB Dorm by fatbird on Saturday November 06, 2021 @01:48PM (#29132247)
Munger said McFadden would “go ape-shit” if he saw the models; McFadden did see all the material, including the models, and resigned. Munger is clearly unable to comprehend disagreement with himself, which is definitely not rational behaviour.
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Re:Interview with Charlie Munger on Controversial UCSB Dorm by marcellus23 on Saturday November 06, 2021 @11:33AM (#29131062)
Think you’re missing the /s
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Re:Interview with Charlie Munger on Controversial UCSB Dorm by mdp2021 on Saturday November 06, 2021 @12:21PM (#29131507)
No, Munger declared literally in the past that his best quality is to be «rational» and one of his best known recurrent expressions is, "you will agree with me, because you are smart and I am right".
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Re:Interview with Charlie Munger on Controversial UCSB Dorm by marcellus23 on Saturday November 06, 2021 @12:43PM (#29131699)
I’m not disagreeing that he says that or that some people apparently find that endearing. It’s just hilarious to see it written out as an earnest sincere response.
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Re:Interview with Charlie Munger on Controversial UCSB Dorm by mdp2021 on Saturday November 06, 2021 @01:11PM (#29131944)
Munger himself mention the thing while joking in public. For the rest, I am not sure about what you find hilarious, if the ground sincerity of the statement makes you react. Some are just confident.
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