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The "insider takes" are comical exaggerations and little else. The self-promoting isn't a "veneer" to look past - it's the substance.
by lazzlazzlazz 10y ago
The "insider takes" are comical exaggerations and little else. The self-promoting isn't a "veneer" to look past - it's the substance.
- RodericDay 10y ago> I work in an open office, and have been to Facebook's open office campus many times. I love working in an open office, and think Facebook's campus looks excellent. > Facebook Messenger has all of those advantages and even more, since your name is your identity and not something that requires exchange like a phone number. > These are shitty glasses that are already being billed as <$150. (On Snapchat) > Is there any evidence for this claim that a Tweet has more "cultural significance" than a Facebook post with objectively higher engagement? You seem like one of the "true believers" he talks about.
- lazzlazzlazz 10y agoI work in the Bay Area and I have opinions on technology - a stunning indictment.
- cookiecaper 10y agoPeople are often repulsed by those who are willing to tell them the frank truth, but these people are indeed among the most valuable input sources available in life. Self-promoters are worth studying because they understand and willfully exploit elements of the human decision-making apparatus that most people don't like to discuss, because it's not fun to admit how unsophisticated we truly are.