thread: 2009-07-26 : Very Briefly about Authority
On 2009-07-28, Joel wrote:
Guh! Callan, is it seriously the word "Trump" that's impeding understanding? Even after all this clarification and explanation and example that clearly demonstrates what Vincent means by it? These exchanges are getting wearying to read when the conversation could be so much more enlightening if we just moved past it. So I'll make it easy for you: He means the first thing. Of COURSE he means the first thing. Everything he's written on the subject has been baldly about the first thing, the "acting based on raw capacity" one. Cornering Vincent based on the use of the word "trump" isn't advancing the conversation. he's using it causally, the way folks use it ALL THE TIME, not using it in the sense of a game mechanic or anything. Clear? Kapeesh? If you don't believe me Vincent will come along in the morning and confirm it anyway.
It's really, really hard to read you as posting in good faith, at this point. Maybe it's not my place to step in as third party, but I wanted to point out that this niggling over chop-logic is really dragging down a conversation that I'm interested in.
Peace,
-Joel
