Comment by Barrin92
9 hours ago
that's a friction between your philosophy and his philosophy, not between his philosophy and his practice. He lived exactly what he preached and so I don't understand in what sense he is a "hypocritical curmudgeon". He didn't doordash his food or hate his neighbors, he spent 60 years of his life on a small homestead farming in Kentucky, as far as I know engaged with his community.
> He lived exactly what he preached
“He lived exactly what he preached” is an empirical claim, not an interpretation. Can you substantiate “exactly”?
The point is that there's no evidence Berry was a hypocrite
That's a different and much weaker claim than “he lived exactly what he preached.” I challenged the latter.
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