On Sep 14, 2013, at 9:06 PM, Ken Friedman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> The nature of such conversations is that it is sometimes difficult to write well on challenging issues.
Absolutely. As was evident by my posts, I wasn't exactly up to the task. I have to join you in withdrawing but I'm assuming this will come back to life when I have the time and energy to give it attention. I don't know if there's something real in my speculation about different forms of specialization or just an interesting metaphor but your and Terry's comments moved my view from completely blurred to extremely soft focus.
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> I find that I have to review books that I may not have examined for a few years, find articles long unread, and the like.
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> At this point, the topic is so challenging that it is best for me to withdraw, for the time being at least. A couple projects that have been heating up, and – to rephrase Harry Truman’s famous motto – I must get into the kitchen.
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> I expect to be in lurk mode for a few months. (I will eventually post two posts from conversations that I have neither forgotten nor neglected.) For the rest, I will maintain silence unless I can contribute a short, factual answer.
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> This has been an invigorating conversation. Thanks to you for bringing up David Ricardo, and thanks to Terry for bringing up Ronald Coase.
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> And now the stove is calling as the kitchen heats up.
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> Yours,
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> Ken
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> Gunnar Swanson wrote:
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> Ken rightly took me to task for a too-vague use of the word “specialization.” Since my focus on this topic is still pretty lose, I’ll add to my vagueness.
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> —snip—
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