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A lot of your essays praise "hackers" relentlessly, with the understanding that you are talking largely about yourself and your circle.
by mynameishere 19y ago
A lot of your essays praise "hackers" relentlessly, with the understanding that you are talking largely about yourself and your circle.
- mixmax 19y agoAnd herein lies the grudge. by praising hackers to the point of being demi-gods capable of feats that mere mortals can only dream of you put yourself (and all hackers) on a piedestal. As the parent states this will de facto also include yourself. most people, being rather small-minded, don't like someone on a piedestal and naturally want to bring them down. It is very hard to avoid if you are (semi)famous. Especially so if you are also smart. Tragic but true.
- pg 19y agoI don't know about this argument. What I'm praising is a way of approaching life. It seems natural that one would oneself approach life in a way one praised. That seems different from praising something one is merely born with, like being English or white or male. You don't find me doing that.
- raganwald 19y agoThis is exactly the way I've always taken your description of hacking. And your praise for the YCombinator startups usually talks about how hard they work, for example talking about how much code they write in a short period of time while living on Ramen noodles.