Why thank you! I feel like I've earned a gold star from teacher :)
Yeah, I wasn't surprised that my favourite thinkers were all on the same page about 'the fauxines'. However, I did find it interesting, and also pretty ominous, that all of the people I respect for actually thinking independently were all arriving in similar places independently.
Thinking back on it now, you might have been faster on the uptake than others on this - Kingsnorth certainly came to the party fairly late, but he did come. You also went the furthest by posting your hypothesis and establishing and maintaining/curating a dedicated space for people to discuss it here from early on, and I am grateful for that.
It's not over yet, but your efforts have already helped a lot of people through a difficult period, salved and prevented a lot of pain, and maybe even saved some lives, so clearly you're the one who deserves the accolades, but I'm going to pull a 'Chris Hedges' and steal this moment anyway - yay me! :P
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Date: 2022-08-19 12:15 pm (UTC)Yeah, I wasn't surprised that my favourite thinkers were all on the same page about 'the fauxines'. However, I did find it interesting, and also pretty ominous, that all of the people I respect for actually thinking independently were all arriving in similar places independently.
Thinking back on it now, you might have been faster on the uptake than others on this - Kingsnorth certainly came to the party fairly late, but he did come. You also went the furthest by posting your hypothesis and establishing and maintaining/curating a dedicated space for people to discuss it here from early on, and I am grateful for that.
It's not over yet, but your efforts have already helped a lot of people through a difficult period, salved and prevented a lot of pain, and maybe even saved some lives, so clearly you're the one who deserves the accolades, but I'm going to pull a 'Chris Hedges' and steal this moment anyway - yay me! :P