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Re:The Capitalist Road to Serfdom by lapcat on Monday February 27, 2023 @11:18PM (#34965572)
The claim was "I've had enough Jacobin readers misinterpret Adam Smith to me to form an informed opinion." So the question is, how many do you believe is enough to justify the claim that your opinion is informed? Otherwise it would appear to be an unjustified overgeneralization based on extremely limited anecdotes.
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Re:The Capitalist Road to Serfdom by CrazyStat on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @07:20AM (#34968475)
Your guess would be incorrect. One doesn't need to be a Jacobin reader to meet Jacobin readers.

Also you didn't explain why this question is crucial.

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Re:The Capitalist Road to Serfdom by lapcat on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @09:36AM (#34969718)
Obviously it's crucial, because keep avoiding it, refusing to answer, while defensively asking why it's crucial instead of simply answering. It's not like I'm asking for your social security number here.

I did actually explain why, though: "Otherwise it would appear to be an unjustified overgeneralization based on extremely limited anecdotes."

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Re:The Capitalist Road to Serfdom by CrazyStat on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @10:00AM (#34969992)
It's crucial because obviously it's crucial!
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