OT: Thomas Sowell on Work Ethic

[DeepBlue]

Thomas Sowell about Work Ethic:

Enjoy!

[Frank Berger]

Post by DeepBlue
http://youtu.be/vhXLaWI4M_w
Enjoy

I suppose there could be Sowell's words (I listened once and didn't
notice anything that he couldn't have said, except maybe one, see
below). Obviously that's not his voice. The page claims their postings
are "inspired" by Sowell's writings, so there is the possibility of
distortion or error. It seems weird to me that the identity of these
folks is hidden.owell left UCLA in 1980. Obviously, he could not have
seen students at their laptops at that time. So unless he taught there
later, perhaps as a visitor, this is bogus.

I was a graduate student in economics at UCLA during Sowell's first
teaching job there from 1970-72. I don't recall taking any classes with
him. I'm sure I had no idea the giant he would become in the economics
profession. My loss, for sure.

My only encounter with him was not a good one. I was a TA and Sowell
needed a grader for an exam he had given. I don't recall how I came
about to be selected, but I was. I was supposed to have the graded
exams back to him Friday afternoon, but in typical fashion,
procrastinated and realized I could only finish them by pulling an
all-nighter. Instead, I called him up, made some excuse, and asked if I
could deliver the exams on Monday morning. He agreed. I couldn't tell
if he was annoyed or not. Anyway, Monday morning when I arrived at my
office, some of the other graduate students told me that Sowell was
looking for me and was pissed. Scared nearly to death, I went up to his
office and gave him the exams. He started yelling about trust and
responsibilty, etc. and really ripped me a new one. When I asked him if
he remembered giving me the extension to Monday, he quietly said, "Oh, I
forgot. Sorry." That was the end of my association with Professor
Sowell, except he left a written note in my mailbox, saying I did a good
job grading the exams.

[DeepBlue]

Post by Frank Berger

Post by DeepBlue
http://youtu.be/vhXLaWI4M_w

I suppose there could be Sowell's words (I
listened once and didn't notice anything
that he couldn't have said, except maybe
one, see below). Obviously that's not his
voice.

No claim is/was made that the voice is Sowell's.

Someone is/was reading from his book(s).

What is your complaint exactly ?!?

Post by Frank Berger
The page claims their postings are "inspired" by
Sowell's writings, so there is the possibility of
distortion or error.

There is always room for distortions and errors when
someone is reading, rendering or interpreting works
written or composed by others (such as for instance
when Brendull or Arrauthritis "interpret" Liszt).

Can you point out any distortions or errors in this
video? Or are you merely stating a generic warning
about the possibility of conuterfeit goods?

Post by Frank Berger
It seems weird to me that the identity of these
folks is hidden. Sowell left UCLA in 1980.

The identity/ies of the person(s) reading Sowell's
text is irrelevant if the voiced text is the same
as the published original.

Post by Frank Berger
Obviously, he could not have seen students at
their laptops at that time. So unless he taught
there later, perhaps as a visitor, this is bogus.

This is immaterial to the topic. Either the reading
is faithfull to Sowell's book(s)/writing(s), or it
isn't. Please present facts, not speculations or
hypotheses.

Thanks!