Own your opinions. You quoted them approvingly to express your views. They're part of your argument.
The two quotes Alexander attributes to me are from other people—Joi Ito and John Rich, and labeled as such in my talk. Worst takedown ever
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a) you’re the guy who just tried to say “it’s a prank, bro!”, b) I was quoting a guy who actually treated cholera patients
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It was posted on April Fools, as an undiscovered Chesterton manuscript. I think my "it's a prank, bro" credentials are pretty unimpeachable.
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if you felt comfortable with that argument, you wouldn’t have eaten your hat
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More seriously, I think you're very wrong, but the form forced me to say so in a poetic manner without as much rigor and hedging as I (cont)
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would have liked. I didn't write it up seriously because your piece made me really angry and I didn't think that I could do a serious {cont)
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counterargument without being a jerk. I thought that being lighthearted would be incompatible with being a jerk, but I managed (cont)
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to be a jerk anyway. I'm sorry for that and have added a link to this conversation. I still think your original piece was (cont)
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