Re: [tlug] Paul Graham's Disagreement Hierarchy

["Josh Glover" <jmglov@example.com>]

On 31/03/2008, SL Baur <steve@example.com> wrote:

>  This all relates to Sturgeon's law - 90% of SF is crap, 90% of everything is
>  crap.

+1

>  The things I have noticed from decades of watching Usenet and later the
>  web, is that English skills are in general declining.  That a "high" level of
>  education is no guarantee of any kind of writing skill whatsoever.

+1

>  That non-native English speakers can often be the most literate in English,
>  especially those of non-UK European background.

+1

>  Editors are no guarantee for good copy, and you are not a True Reader
>  if you do not have dead tree books in your possession with typographical
>  errors, spelling and grammatical errors, etc.

+1

>  Excusing ignorance of history is perhaps the most stupid thing[1] one
>  can do.

+1

>  [1] The most stupid thing is refusing to learn from one's own mistakes,
>  but we won't go there today.

+1
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Dammit, Steve, say something I disagree with already! I have no chance
to engage a DH level if you don't start being unreasonable! ;)

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Cheers,
Josh