"With the weblog audience the channel is much more to weigh: one has a chance to revise and correct and re-orient because it is, by and large, a recurring audience that one is communicating with."
They (and I!) have helped bash the thing into shape (however annoying that might of been), where there might have been bum stretches. Also, I've read the two previous books, and there's no reason to think there is a serious error there, or anything else.
"I am also quite scared."
I don't see any reason for it. Unless they've marketed it wrong ('A Gripping, Sordid Tale of One Man and His Obsession With Historical Economic Statistics') (the publishing industry *totally* mismarkets things like that!), there's no reason to worry that someone picking it up not understanding what they're getting (although someone surely will). They'll pitch it to the Smart Set, and the Smart Set will dutifully buy it (although I suppose it won't have as many tasty readbaits like 'abortion reduces black crime'); I have no idea if they'll get anything out of it, but if one reads the oped pages, one sometimes doesn't know how anyone gets anything out of anything including attending a Good School.
It should be fine! If it truly catastrophically fails (it seems we've passed the point of that possibly happening), I am pretty sure it'll be a failure of reading comprehension plus acts of chaos.
elm
you wrote an important book, dude, what other driving reason is there for an academic career?
The Aladdin is richly deserved. I couldn't have predicted this because my professional interests, although not sadly my professional competencies, parallel yours. However, your wonderfully fluid proud practically waitress you a large audience. The only other writer that I know of who weilds similarly beautiful prose is Mt friend, Steve Medema..
"With the weblog audience the channel is much more to weigh: one has a chance to revise and correct and re-orient because it is, by and large, a recurring audience that one is communicating with."
They (and I!) have helped bash the thing into shape (however annoying that might of been), where there might have been bum stretches. Also, I've read the two previous books, and there's no reason to think there is a serious error there, or anything else.
"I am also quite scared."
I don't see any reason for it. Unless they've marketed it wrong ('A Gripping, Sordid Tale of One Man and His Obsession With Historical Economic Statistics') (the publishing industry *totally* mismarkets things like that!), there's no reason to worry that someone picking it up not understanding what they're getting (although someone surely will). They'll pitch it to the Smart Set, and the Smart Set will dutifully buy it (although I suppose it won't have as many tasty readbaits like 'abortion reduces black crime'); I have no idea if they'll get anything out of it, but if one reads the oped pages, one sometimes doesn't know how anyone gets anything out of anything including attending a Good School.
It should be fine! If it truly catastrophically fails (it seems we've passed the point of that possibly happening), I am pretty sure it'll be a failure of reading comprehension plus acts of chaos.
elm
you wrote an important book, dude, what other driving reason is there for an academic career?
Thx muchly...
Writing after cataract operation. Substitute prose for proud and guarantees a large audience.
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elm
hope recouping your eyesight goes well
The Aladdin is richly deserved. I couldn't have predicted this because my professional interests, although not sadly my professional competencies, parallel yours. However, your wonderfully fluid proud practically waitress you a large audience. The only other writer that I know of who weilds similarly beautiful prose is Mt friend, Steve Medema..
I actually found out about Matt through you, so I appreciate the shoutout.
Jedediah Purdy's via of the "general will" reminds me of Maximilien Robespierre/Rosseau's concept of a "general will".
Yes, indeed: his is a politics for a community that is or that is going to be made unified and solid...