This is the common combination of arrogance and ignorance among liberals - the ideologically committed ones. Picketty admits to not reading Capital and then immediately tries to claim what it doesn't talk about... despite having read it (spoiler for any who don't know: Marx discusses the history of capital lol). He does this in order to deal with a challenge to his ego, his ideology, his book, etc etc. It's a reactionary position, at its core.
This happens constantly when arguing with liberals irl. Very strong opinions about a topic they've never investigated and refuse to do so. Taking contradiction very personally as a result, because they've gone above and beyond the usual attachment of self to one's opinions by shackling themselves with ignorant dismissal: they can never learn and correct themselves in real time as a result.
This is the common combination of arrogance and ignorance among liberals - the ideologically committed ones. Picketty admits to not reading Capital and then immediately tries to claim what it doesn't talk about... despite having read it (spoiler for any who don't know: Marx discusses the history of capital lol). He does this in order to deal with a challenge to his ego, his ideology, his book, etc etc. It's a reactionary position, at its core.
This happens constantly when arguing with liberals irl. Very strong opinions about a topic they've never investigated and refuse to do so. Taking contradiction very personally as a result, because they've gone above and beyond the usual attachment of self to one's opinions by shackling themselves with ignorant dismissal: they can never learn and correct themselves in real time as a result.
Only bullying works on these people btw.