I appreciated the snippiness on Pickleball, but the last essay by Michael Lind was one of the worst I’ve ever read in Tablet and one that provoked a sense of genuine revulsion. Like all too-online screeds, it took a core of truth and stretched its conclusions far beyond what might be reasonably discernible to a neutral observer. Lind’s sneering sense of contrarian victimization was palpable. I value Tablet highly and appreciate the concerns of Lind, which he would do well to limit to within rational bounds.
More than saving the planet, we need to be saved from the green fanatics. Thank you, Michael Lind, for publishing what should be obvious. Environmentalism is indeed a Romantic-era, anti-Enlightenment movement with a worn patina of "science" layered on it. There's no valuing anything outside of *human* valuing. To speak otherwise is superstition.
it's about time someone demands from greeners/greenies/planet saved from humans/ just what limits their programs have, and what evidence their definitions define anything that does not eliminate human civilizations. might help us focus on real immediate and fixable threats.
I appreciated the snippiness on Pickleball, but the last essay by Michael Lind was one of the worst I’ve ever read in Tablet and one that provoked a sense of genuine revulsion. Like all too-online screeds, it took a core of truth and stretched its conclusions far beyond what might be reasonably discernible to a neutral observer. Lind’s sneering sense of contrarian victimization was palpable. I value Tablet highly and appreciate the concerns of Lind, which he would do well to limit to within rational bounds.
Sean, being anti-pickleball is AGEIST. We older people need recreation too, and I haven't played basketball or tennis since my 20s. Give us a break!
More than saving the planet, we need to be saved from the green fanatics. Thank you, Michael Lind, for publishing what should be obvious. Environmentalism is indeed a Romantic-era, anti-Enlightenment movement with a worn patina of "science" layered on it. There's no valuing anything outside of *human* valuing. To speak otherwise is superstition.
it's about time someone demands from greeners/greenies/planet saved from humans/ just what limits their programs have, and what evidence their definitions define anything that does not eliminate human civilizations. might help us focus on real immediate and fixable threats.
Hear,hear! On NOT saving the planet!
It’s not just a cult, it’s a suicide cult!