At first you blamed their failure to accept your explanation as your failure to communicate it. So you hone your skills. You rework your arguments, and you try again. Eventually you learn that it’s not your argument that’s stopping them, but something within your friend refuses to see the facts you laid bare. You start to wonder if knowledge of economics is the curse of Cassandra: the more you know the less people will believe you. How would you feel now if i asked you to proudly proclaim your convictions? How would you feel if i asked you to stand at the public square tub-thumping? Would you feel silly?
This week we’re gonna embrace our inner disdain for the plebs and talk about Isiah’s job, by Albert Jay Nock. It talks about the story of Isiah the prophet, sent by god to warn the city that if they continue in their sinful ways God will bring doom upon them. God commands this of Isiah even after telling Isiah that he will be publicly mocked and ignored, and that the city will not improve and God will still destroy it. I contend that God knows something that we don’t.
To whom Isiah is REALLY speaking when he’s tub-thumping? Fuck the normies. Fuck the plebs.
“I like people” - George Carlin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyWsFfd9pqE
“You’re all individuals” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHbzSif78qQ
Explaining the NPC Meme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUal1uAmlKA
Listenings
Isiah’s Job, the audio version https://mises.org/library/isaiahs-job-0
Readings
Isiah’s Job https://mises.org/library/isaiahs-job