This might be a little bit of a criticism, but Yaron has a tendency to begin all of these videos with “So. . .” It’s not that big a deal, but I watch just about every one of these, so it’s something I’ve picked up on.
If you were to try and modify Yaron’s idiosyncratic speech tendencies, would he be able to deliver the same level of clarity, logic, and passion? I’ll take a million “so. . .”s if it comes with a commensurate amount of “life, liberty, property”s.
(Full disclosure: I’m not the Adam who submitted that question. I ought to think of one though. . .)
Please let me mention another idiosyncracy MANY speakers have, some to great degree. When they speak, you’d swear they’re conducting a music orchestra in a fast tempo piece, without a baton. I think you know what I mean. Maybe it’s because of how serious they are, or they have extra energy to burn off.(!)
Yaron, have you read George Reisman’s pamphlet ‘Freedom of Opportunity, Not Equality of Opportunity’?
The notion of equality of opportunity needs to be replaced with the notion of freedom of opportunity - the freedom to pursue all of the opportunities open to one (opportunities necessarily restricted by one’s own unique set of immutable circumstances) - a freedom achieved only by the recognition and protection of individual rights.
Before having heard this audio, let me guess Yaron’s answer to his question (although it’s not really a guess): No. We should promote equality of RIGHTS before LAW. The opportunities are there, pursue them. Let’s make sure the rights, before law, to do so, are recognized formally and officially, in writing. Now, I’ll listen to the audio, which will probably say the samething.
7 Comments to “Yaron Answers: Should We Promote Equality Of Opportunity Rather Than Of Outcome?”
This might be a little bit of a criticism, but Yaron has a tendency to begin all of these videos with “So. . .” It’s not that big a deal, but I watch just about every one of these, so it’s something I’ve picked up on.
If you were to try and modify Yaron’s idiosyncratic speech tendencies, would he be able to deliver the same level of clarity, logic, and passion? I’ll take a million “so. . .”s if it comes with a commensurate amount of “life, liberty, property”s.
(Full disclosure: I’m not the Adam who submitted that question. I ought to think of one though. . .)
Good point.
Please let me mention another idiosyncracy MANY speakers have, some to great degree. When they speak, you’d swear they’re conducting a music orchestra in a fast tempo piece, without a baton. I think you know what I mean. Maybe it’s because of how serious they are, or they have extra energy to burn off.(!)
Yaron, have you read George Reisman’s pamphlet ‘Freedom of Opportunity, Not Equality of Opportunity’?
The notion of equality of opportunity needs to be replaced with the notion of freedom of opportunity - the freedom to pursue all of the opportunities open to one (opportunities necessarily restricted by one’s own unique set of immutable circumstances) - a freedom achieved only by the recognition and protection of individual rights.
Before having heard this audio, let me guess Yaron’s answer to his question (although it’s not really a guess): No. We should promote equality of RIGHTS before LAW. The opportunities are there, pursue them. Let’s make sure the rights, before law, to do so, are recognized formally and officially, in writing. Now, I’ll listen to the audio, which will probably say the samething.
OK. I “guessed” right, almost verbatim. I’m satisfied. By the way, for what it’s worth, I agree.