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3RTB297today at 4:09 AM2 repliesview on HN

He speaks with all the conviction of a classic "Fire and Brimstone" preacher. Someone for whom the only metric is stirring emotion, not accuracy of statement.


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threatrippertoday at 6:58 AM

Apparently that's necessary and sufficient for getting views. In these interesting times when the future is very uncertain we like to hear people speaking with certainty about the future. Especially people who appear to not be paid for it.

Can he predict the future? No. Can he pretend to be able to predict the future? Yes.

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ChickeNEStoday at 7:04 AM

So...Ellsworth Toohey?