Liberty Matters
Opacity Resolved
Writing is a chance for an author to communicate a message. Successful communication, however, is far from assured. The writer may not write clearly. The reader may not read clearly. Even deliberate misreading is possible, if you can imagine that.For example, in concluding “Fetishizing Consent,” I wrote: “My point is not that one therefore should take the wealth-centered approach” instead of the consent-centered approach. And my friend Ed Stringham read: “Leeson concludes that we should not be concerned about consent and instead be concerned about net benefits.”
I see now that my statement was terribly opaque. What I meant to communicate was this: my point is not that one therefore should take the wealth-centered approach instead of the consent-centered approach.
Yes, that’s much clearer.
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