Again, sorry for my apology. I could not endure Rajiv's replies and comments to the end of the session. I become too incensed with this use of the slag, "you know." My reply is, "No I do not know. I can't think along wid ya. I do not share your values or your assumptions."
Rajiv, you correctly identify that one's base culture affects cognition, but you don't realize your use of slang and imprecise language muddles your reply and your comments. I appreciate that for you, as a foreign-speaking person, English is difficult and that dat "crutches" like "you know" are helpful. However, in a critical reply, such transgressions are too great a burden. In most cases, to me, your case and your claims are NOT clear to me.
The 1619 Project is an exercise in propaganda. No need to validate it yet againl here.
Are you really so confident in thinking that Sethi hasn't been speaking English most if not all of his life? Plenty of native speakers use crutches like "you know".
I have no explicit knowledge about his background or language. However, the constant reference to "you know" as a crutch--- yeah, that reflects his inarticulate functionality. I deeply resent the "hood-speak" of "you know." It is like speakers who constantly resort to "um." If you are a 3rd-rate intellect, then you'll likely have a vocal crutch. If you know your shit and really are a professional, you won't have recourse to slang like 'you know.'
I always told da brothers --da hipsters -- > "NO, I do not know. I have no idea what you are thinking ." Dis ain't an exercise in "tink along wid me." If you have a case, present it ---as clearly as you can. That much is owed to the listeners. I hold myself to the same standard!
"However, the constant reference to "you know" as a crutch--- yeah, that reflects his inarticulate functionality. I deeply resent the "hood-speak" of "you know." It is like speakers who constantly resort to "um." If you are a 3rd-rate intellect, then you'll likely have a vocal crutch. If you know your shit and really are a professional, you won't have recourse to slang like 'you know.' "
The internet is a wonderful place. A place where people with zero bona fides can sidestep good arguments and call good economists "3rd-rate intellects" based on common verbal tics. I've come across a lot of brilliant people who aren't as articulate as Glenn. It's a skill that comes with a lot of practice and if you've actually read Rajiv's work, you'll realize that he's very adept at communicating complex ideas effectively on paper.
I did not, as you claim, "sidestep good arguments." Nor do I share your experience that "a lot of brilliant people" are not articulate. However, I am not a Ivy Graduate, so my proletarian experience is probably different than yours. Finally, I have not read Rajiv's work. I did not know that was a prerequisite for a comment. I have no view on his written contributions, great though they might be.
Hucksters and con men can be very articulate too. Sometimes people who are too quick on their feet and easy with words should rouse suspicion. Glenn and Rajiv were having a conversation about complex topics, and conversations like that rarely happen in a nice and clean manner. Have you listened to the series Glenn did with Daniel Bessner, or Nikita? There were times when Glenn too had to pause for long periods of time and use verbal tics like "you know" and "etc,etc". If he had canned answers to difficult questions, the answers wouldn't be enlightening. I'm sure that didn't lower Glenn in your estimation. Perhaps there are other biases regarding Rajiv you're not confronting here.
Again, sorry for my apology. I could not endure Rajiv's replies and comments to the end of the session. I become too incensed with this use of the slag, "you know." My reply is, "No I do not know. I can't think along wid ya. I do not share your values or your assumptions."
Rajiv, you correctly identify that one's base culture affects cognition, but you don't realize your use of slang and imprecise language muddles your reply and your comments. I appreciate that for you, as a foreign-speaking person, English is difficult and that dat "crutches" like "you know" are helpful. However, in a critical reply, such transgressions are too great a burden. In most cases, to me, your case and your claims are NOT clear to me.
The 1619 Project is an exercise in propaganda. No need to validate it yet againl here.
Are you really so confident in thinking that Sethi hasn't been speaking English most if not all of his life? Plenty of native speakers use crutches like "you know".
I have no explicit knowledge about his background or language. However, the constant reference to "you know" as a crutch--- yeah, that reflects his inarticulate functionality. I deeply resent the "hood-speak" of "you know." It is like speakers who constantly resort to "um." If you are a 3rd-rate intellect, then you'll likely have a vocal crutch. If you know your shit and really are a professional, you won't have recourse to slang like 'you know.'
I always told da brothers --da hipsters -- > "NO, I do not know. I have no idea what you are thinking ." Dis ain't an exercise in "tink along wid me." If you have a case, present it ---as clearly as you can. That much is owed to the listeners. I hold myself to the same standard!
"However, the constant reference to "you know" as a crutch--- yeah, that reflects his inarticulate functionality. I deeply resent the "hood-speak" of "you know." It is like speakers who constantly resort to "um." If you are a 3rd-rate intellect, then you'll likely have a vocal crutch. If you know your shit and really are a professional, you won't have recourse to slang like 'you know.' "
The internet is a wonderful place. A place where people with zero bona fides can sidestep good arguments and call good economists "3rd-rate intellects" based on common verbal tics. I've come across a lot of brilliant people who aren't as articulate as Glenn. It's a skill that comes with a lot of practice and if you've actually read Rajiv's work, you'll realize that he's very adept at communicating complex ideas effectively on paper.
I did not, as you claim, "sidestep good arguments." Nor do I share your experience that "a lot of brilliant people" are not articulate. However, I am not a Ivy Graduate, so my proletarian experience is probably different than yours. Finally, I have not read Rajiv's work. I did not know that was a prerequisite for a comment. I have no view on his written contributions, great though they might be.
Hucksters and con men can be very articulate too. Sometimes people who are too quick on their feet and easy with words should rouse suspicion. Glenn and Rajiv were having a conversation about complex topics, and conversations like that rarely happen in a nice and clean manner. Have you listened to the series Glenn did with Daniel Bessner, or Nikita? There were times when Glenn too had to pause for long periods of time and use verbal tics like "you know" and "etc,etc". If he had canned answers to difficult questions, the answers wouldn't be enlightening. I'm sure that didn't lower Glenn in your estimation. Perhaps there are other biases regarding Rajiv you're not confronting here.
"you know" as "hood-speak". Interesting...