This Is What Libertarians and Free Markets Are All About
This article talks about a study showing that many dyslexics become successful entrepreneurs.
Much has been written about the link between dyslexia and entrepreneurial success. Fortune Magazine, for example, ran a cover story five years ago about dyslexic business leaders, including Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Atlantic Airways; Charles R. Schwab, founder of the discount brokerage firm that bears his name; John T. Chambers, chief executive of Cisco; and Paul Orfalea, founder of the Kinko’s copy chain.
Get out of the way of people and they will accomplish great things. Coddle or regulate them and not so much.
December 12th, 2007 at 3:24 am
Are you making an assertion that if these people had been in special programs in elementary school to help them learn to read, they never would have become successful entrepeneurs?
December 12th, 2007 at 3:26 am
Oh wait I should ahve read it more carefully first, the reseracher specifically refutes that claim:
“Professor Logan called the number who said they were dyslexic “staggering,” and said it was significantly higher than the 20 percent of British entrepreneurs who said they were dyslexic in a poll she conducted in 2001.
She attributed the greater share in the United States to earlier and more effective intervention by American schools to help dyslexic students deal with their learning problems. ”
So, what was your point? Maybe I missed it.
December 12th, 2007 at 2:41 pm
Yeah but even in England, without help, dyslexics kick ass.
I figured in response you would point to that total bullshit interpretation.
So some ’scientist’ has ‘data’ showing a ’significant’ effect on dyslexics success when provided ‘infrastructure’ and magically this makes it true that government helping people can lead to them improving their lives.
I’m sorry, but from where I come from things like ‘data’, ’significance’ and ’science’ have nothing to do with truth. What actually determines truth is if the statement confirms my beliefs about the world.
Since this scientist’s ‘data’ does not confirm my beliefs about government hindering people it is clearly false.
December 12th, 2007 at 4:47 pm
Geez Steve, what’s funny about your sarcastic response is that you actually behave like this from time to time.
December 12th, 2007 at 5:04 pm
Time to time? I think you mean all the time. Thanks for being nice.