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> Roy Schestowitz stated in post 1591840.0BV1BFA0FI@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on 7/6/11
> 6:30 AM:
>
>>>>> Homer did not even try to pull up quotes to back his claims. It was just
>>>>> complete fabrications on his part. Homer went on and on about how
>>>>> Schwartz was pushing for people to limit the choices of others, how
>>>>> Schwartz thinks people are "stupid", how Schwartz wants all people to
>>>>> think alike (sometimes
>>>>> worded as thinking like slaves), etc. Just loony stuff. Here is an
>>>>> example... Schwartz's view:
>>>>>
>>>>> <http://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_on_the_paradox_of_choice.html>
>>>>> -----
>>>>> "[Is the world we live in with more choice than in the past]
>>>>> good news or bad news? The answer is: yes. We all know what
>>>>> is good about it so I am going to talk about what is bad
>>>>> about it. All of this choice has two effects - two negative
>>>>> effects on people: one effect, paradoxically, is that it
>>>>> produces paralysis rather than liberation. With so many
>>>>> options to chose from, people find it very difficult to chose
>>>>> at all. I will give you one very dramatic example of this, a
>>>>> study that was done in investments in voluntary retirement
>>>>> plans ... for every 10 mutual funds offered, the rate of
>>>>> participation went down 2%. ... The second effect is even if
>>>>> we manage to overcome the paralysis and make a choice we end
>>>>> up less satisfied with the result of the choice than we would
>>>>> be if we had fewer options to chose from.
>>>>> -----
>>>>>
>>>>> And Homer's questions about his view:
>>>>>
>>>>> -----
>>>>> So tell me this: what laws would you enact to prohibit people
>>>>> from being individuals with unique preferences, and thus
>>>>> prevent people from having choice (and making choices for
>>>>> others)?
>>>>> -----
>>>>> Civilised society needs product and service providers. A fair
>>>>> and balanced market provides sufficient choice to cover
>>>>> everyone's needs. For the most part we already have that,
>>>>> with certain notable exceptions, but campaigners like
>>>>> Schwartz would like to remove that choice, because he claims
>>>>> it's bad for us.
>>>>> -----
>>>>>
>>>>> Just complete fabrications. Bizarre.
>>>>
>>>> I might try to catch up with these works.
>>>
>>> It was an interesting discussion if, for no other reason, a lesson in seeing
>>> how poorly Homer supports his claims. He just repeatedly insisted that The
>>> Paradox of Choice and the author of the book made claims he could *never*
>>> support. It was bizarre.
>>
>> Maybe he read someone who misread or misrepresented the author. Common...
>> misattrib. by association is not dishonest, it's the outcome of deceptive
>> middlemen,
>
> I can see being wrong... honestly wrong. But when he keeps making claims
> that are not only unsupported but also ignores the contrary evidence he is
> shown, it is pretty clear he has allowed himself to become deluded or is
> just lying. He holds his views with a religious fervor - he shows no
> support and ignores the counter evidence.
That what you /want/ to think.
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