tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post8128673384058477215..comments2023-12-20T04:18:41.617-06:00Comments on The Hunting of the Snark: Post Hoc Ergo Propter HocSusan of Texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-49893548262420312902015-09-15T12:07:30.324-05:002015-09-15T12:07:30.324-05:00Thanks for the link Anonymous.
Outrages are ident...Thanks for the link Anonymous.<br /><br /><i>Outrages are identified using the least charitable, most literal possible reading of what someone wrote or did, rather than trying (as a small group would) to think of what they could have meant by it, giving them the benefit of the doubt where two readings are possible. Things that were stupid and thoughtless are turned into deliberate outrages that could only be the work of hardened psychopaths. True, Twitter gives us none of the social cues that a face-to- face encounter would deliver - but it’s also a lot easier to imagine the worst of some faceless stranger, and to say incivil things yourself.</i><br /><br />McArdle benefitted for a long time because people were reluctant to conclude she was lying or shilling. She responded to criticism with accusations of sexism, incivility, "you misunderstand me" or "you didn't read what I wrote." She used every fallacy in the book to win and insulted her opponents when she didn't.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-37028410763599565132015-09-15T11:55:14.386-05:002015-09-15T11:55:14.386-05:00Megan functions like an 18th century lit character...Megan functions like an 18th century lit character where public embarrassment or a hit to the reputation is the worst thing. Of course she responds to embarrassment and not facts. It's what her audience cares about. She's written pages and pages about public shame in the past through the years.<br /><br />http://www.theoaklandpress.com/opinion/20150420/shame-online-mobs-and-the-power-of-forgivenessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-80055471002215546912015-09-15T09:22:18.621-05:002015-09-15T09:22:18.621-05:00Also, http://www.healthaffairs.org/press/julaug091...Also, http://www.healthaffairs.org/press/julaug0912.htmSusan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-18275504601580637952015-09-15T09:06:55.966-05:002015-09-15T09:06:55.966-05:00See: http://agonyin8fits.blogspot.com/2009/08/inno...See: http://agonyin8fits.blogspot.com/2009/08/innovation.htmlSusan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-45458070613344971122015-09-15T08:07:00.489-05:002015-09-15T08:07:00.489-05:00McArdle spent months running through different rat...McArdle spent months running through different rationales while fighting the passage of the ACA. She finally settled on medical innovation as the only reason she was against it. She didn't have any data to back up her scare tactic as so she made some up. That is why we are discussing profit.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-44072739121845358142015-09-15T07:30:04.542-05:002015-09-15T07:30:04.542-05:00Who really cares what Pharma does with their profi...Who really cares what Pharma does with their profits. I thought the discussion was about providing healthcare to millions of our fellow citizens. Let's focus on that and let private enterprise take care of itself.John Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17504464158133804298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-41795041690131420642015-09-15T07:05:36.880-05:002015-09-15T07:05:36.880-05:00Maggie Mahar brought that up in the comments and a...Maggie Mahar brought that up in the comments and a couple of other important aspects were discussed as well. All the facts were ignored and/or attacked. I was very surprised McArdle responded to me especially since I stopped using arguments and used embarrassment instead. I guess that's what it takes to get a response although a response isn't want I want. I want her to stop lying while trying to screw over people.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-8068914206321400332015-09-14T23:29:27.825-05:002015-09-14T23:29:27.825-05:00Regarding profits and drug innovation: what gets l...Regarding profits and drug innovation: what gets lost in that argument is that such innovation disproportionately produces drugs that are fairly useless to most people. Thanks to the US high-profit market, we have multiple variations boner pills and stuff to grow hair on bald guys. Meanwhile, we haven't had a new malaria drug in a long while, and we're on the verge of having no effective antibiotics to treat multi-drug resistant organisms.DocAmazingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-28790540763062912282015-09-14T19:01:24.598-05:002015-09-14T19:01:24.598-05:00Arglebargle is a straight-forward bare-faced liar,...Arglebargle is a straight-forward bare-faced liar, and like most liars when confronted with the truth, she squirms and wriggles and tells more lies. What a job!Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176801494652946278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-44016998182011681292015-09-14T14:34:42.824-05:002015-09-14T14:34:42.824-05:00McArdle says in Twitter than she's in Brussels...McArdle says in Twitter than she's in Brussels today. I wonder what took her there--the Uber protest? The chance to kick some refugees?Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-87716383433433489302015-09-14T14:29:35.819-05:002015-09-14T14:29:35.819-05:00Why should they when it is so profitable and pleas...Why should they when it is so profitable and pleasant to hear lies that support their feelings of superiority.<br /><br />Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-61781817867438001682015-09-14T12:52:28.901-05:002015-09-14T12:52:28.901-05:00The glibbertarians never stop making things up.
~The glibbertarians never stop <a href="http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-09-11/the-danger-of-managing-drug-prices#comment-2251835733" rel="nofollow">making things up</a>.<br />~ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©https://www.blogger.com/profile/06252371815131259831noreply@blogger.com