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Fair enough, and taking it that way, I think the reasoning does hold up.
Thanks - ahntharhapik seemed obvious but I missed khanfhighur. (Khanfhighur is much more obvious now when I imagine it with an American accent.)
Re my original question, I'm still curious whether there are any clues about the language itself (other than that there are obvious cognates with English and what those cognates are). Does it relate to other stories/worldbuilding
I'm probably overthinking it.
Out of curiosity, do we know anything about the native language of the hero? Ahntharhapik and khanfhighur don't seem to be from existing languages (Edit: by which I mean, using this or similar spelling).
Is there anything significant here for the story, or is Eliezer (say) just avoiding the assumption that the hero is an English speaker?
VENUE UPDATE:
Ross House, 247 Flinders Lane. Level 1, Room 1.
Dead link, FWIW.
Libertarianism secretly relies on most individuals being prosocial enough to tip at a restaurant they won't ever visit again.
I'm puzzled that you gave that specific example, given that it's obviously wrong. Most countries do not have a culture of tipping, and their economies don't implode. They just have less headaches at bill time. And in many cases (a long way from libertarianism) their wait staff get paid a living wage.
I'm also not sure what it means for libertarianism to rely on something, since libertarianism is not an actual functioning thing in existence. But if it did exist and function, it would not rely on tipping.
When you pick up a cup of water... the force exerted by your hand must be zero.
Unless you are holding the cup up, supporting it against the force of gravity.
Agreed - the article is remarkably rational for a mainstream media op-ed.
Also, I wasn't effusive enough: thank you so much. I love what you're doing with this site.