Re: OT: Thomas Sowell on Work Ethic

On Sun, 8 Dec 2024 2:57:36 +0000, Frank Berger wrote:

On 12/6/2024 9:20 PM, DeepBlue wrote:

Thomas Sowell about Work Ethic:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhXLaWI4M_w

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I suppose there could be Sowell's words (I
listened once and didn't notice anything
that he couldn't have said, except maybe
one, see below). Obviously that's not his
voice.

No claim is/was made that the voice is Sowell's.
Someone is/was reading from his book(s).
What is your complaint exactly ?!?

The page claims their postings are "inspired" by
Sowell's writings, so there is the possibility of
distortion or error.

There is always room for distortions and errors when
someone is reading, rendering or interpreting works
written or composed by others (such as for instance
when Brendull or Arrauthritis "interpret" Liszt).
Can you point out any distortions or errors in this
video? Or are you merely stating a generic warning
about the possibility of conuterfeit goods?

It seems weird to me that the identity of these
folks is hidden. Sowell left UCLA in 1980.

The identity/ies of the person(s) reading Sowell's
text is irrelevant if the voiced text is the same
as the published original.

Obviously, he could not have seen students at
their laptops at that time.  So unless he taught
there later, perhaps as a visitor, this is bogus.

This is immaterial to the topic. Either the reading
is faithfull to Sowell's book(s)/writing(s), or it
isn't. Please present facts, not speculations or
hypotheses.
Thanks!