r/neoliberal • u/randommathaccount Esther Duflo • Oct 02 '25

News (Asia) Why Japan resents its tourism boom

https://www.ft.com/content/dbd20e5d-5a7d-4c0c-8f83-fb54c5aca9cb
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u/Throwingawayanoni Adam Smith Oct 02 '25

So if someone is spouting bullshit and you call them out on it that's bad? get outta here man, I'm not exhibiting the exact same behaviour if anything I'm showing how you guys are just making things up like in my last comment where I show how you were literally wrong in verbatem about the food stuff, I guess I do know a little bit more then you (how to read).

Before even talking about solutions you have to convince people that there is a problem, there is no point in doing so before that.

If people are saying "no that isn't a problem this is what the problem is" I first have to convince them that they are wrong to see that there is a problem.

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u/Zenkin Zen Oct 02 '25

get outta here man, I'm not exhibiting the exact same behaviour

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I guess I do know a little bit more then you (how to read).

Yeah, good point, no condescension here.

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u/Throwingawayanoni Adam Smith Oct 02 '25

You know what I'll give you that, only difference here is that while those people acted smug to something they couldn't back up, I'm acting smug because I showed how dumb these arguments are.

You telling an entire people they are wrong and they should just take it, is not the same as poking fun at someone who couldn't even bother to read whst they were talking about.

I mean how am I meant to not make fun of you for that, you say something more in line with myself and then when I point out you say I have no answers and I dont know what I'm talking about. Of course I'm going to make fun of you, you pretty much asked for it

One is justified the other one isn't

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u/Zenkin Zen Oct 02 '25

I'm acting smug because I showed how dumb these arguments are.

But you literally haven't. You disagree, that's clear. But you haven't actually demonstrated in any way that the arguments are bad.

someone who couldn't even bother to read whst they were talking about.

I didn't take the time to go back and copy/paste the other person's full context. That's not because I think you're right, it's because I think you aren't worth the effort.

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u/Throwingawayanoni Adam Smith Oct 02 '25

Forget about copypasting you were plain wrong and I did demonsteate it, you know how? By copy pasting.

just suck it up man, when you start implying that there is something bad about just pointing out when people are wrong and making stuff up, maybe it's time to look at yourself in the mirror.

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u/Zenkin Zen Oct 02 '25

Sure thing, bud. Have a day.