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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 3702762, member: 27832"]To clarify a couple of things:</p><p><br /></p><p>"Greater fools" was a reference to the well-known <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_fool_theory" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_fool_theory" rel="nofollow">Greater Fool "theory"</a>. I didn't, and don't, intend to call any specific poster a fool. At most, I'll point out <i>arguments</i> or <i>beliefs</i> that I consider foolish.</p><p><br /></p><p>"LEO" means "Law Enforcement Officer", and my (joking) profile title is a play on the equally well-known <a href="https://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/greshams-law.asp" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/greshams-law.asp" rel="nofollow">Gresham's "Law"</a>. Maybe it's time to change it; apparently it's confusing for some.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for "defending your views", please do. I'm capable of changing my mind in the face of convincing evidence. But you're going to need to work on your argumentation -- the "newfangled technogadgetry" bit wasn't a supporting statement, it was an <i>ad hominem</i> attack, and a pretty lame one at that.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 3702762, member: 27832"]To clarify a couple of things: "Greater fools" was a reference to the well-known [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_fool_theory']Greater Fool "theory"[/URL]. I didn't, and don't, intend to call any specific poster a fool. At most, I'll point out [I]arguments[/I] or [I]beliefs[/I] that I consider foolish. "LEO" means "Law Enforcement Officer", and my (joking) profile title is a play on the equally well-known [URL='https://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/greshams-law.asp']Gresham's "Law"[/URL]. Maybe it's time to change it; apparently it's confusing for some. As for "defending your views", please do. I'm capable of changing my mind in the face of convincing evidence. But you're going to need to work on your argumentation -- the "newfangled technogadgetry" bit wasn't a supporting statement, it was an [I]ad hominem[/I] attack, and a pretty lame one at that.[/QUOTE]
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