I think it would have been very easy for Jonas to communicate the same thing in less confrontational language. E.g., “FWIW, a source of mine who seems to have some inside knowledge told me that the picture presented here is too pessimistic.” This would have addressed JP’s first point and been received very differently, I expect.
To clarify, was it this sentence you found confrontational? (I’m not counter-arguing, I am genuinely asking, because I seem to lack an eye for this sort of thing, or alternatively I’m usually right and most people are wrong. The truth is probably in the middle somewhere if I were to guess.)
I haven’t followed this much but someone who seems to know things says that a lot of Nathan Young’s claims (here and on Twitter) are sort of false/overblown.
I think it would have been very easy for Jonas to communicate the same thing in less confrontational language. E.g., “FWIW, a source of mine who seems to have some inside knowledge told me that the picture presented here is too pessimistic.” This would have addressed JP’s first point and been received very differently, I expect.
Agreed.
To clarify, was it this sentence you found confrontational? (I’m not counter-arguing, I am genuinely asking, because I seem to lack an eye for this sort of thing, or alternatively I’m usually right and most people are wrong. The truth is probably in the middle somewhere if I were to guess.)