Something was wrong. It seemed I had angered the techno libertarians.

Re:Something was wrong. It seemed I had angered the techno l... by gizmo on Thursday August 20, 2009 @01:12PM (#775504)

Surprisingly well written article. I'm going to check the rest of his blog; let's hope it's all this good.

The article is supremely smug (because he doesn't seem to consider for a second that his point of view may be incorrect), and he shamelessly dismisses the counter arguments as delusional Ayn Rand fanaticism. However, it made the rant all the more compelling, so I don't mind.

The problem is that he made no real effort to acknowledge any of the counter arguments. Starts strong. Digresses in the middle. Ends abruptly.

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Re:Something was wrong. It seemed I had angered the techno l... by grandalf on Thursday August 20, 2009 @01:29PM (#775555)

How can you say that it's well written when it's smugness is over the top?

I thought it was one of the worst articles ever linked from HN, both in its annoying tone, its irrelevance, and is lack of actual points.

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Re:Something was wrong. It seemed I had angered the techno l... by unalone on Thursday August 20, 2009 @01:32PM (#775566)

Agreed. I liked the post, but it is not the sort of post that should be on Hacker News. It wasn't intended to be and it doesn't fit here.

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Re:Something was wrong. It seemed I had angered the techno l... by randallsquared on Thursday August 20, 2009 @02:15PM (#775702)

I think the part where you say it digresses is what the author would suggest it's about.

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