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a Faustian deal Faustian deal indeed. The only way to read Faust is as the story of someone who is in over his head and screws up at every turn. Every thing th
by HarryHirsch 9y ago
a Faustian deal
Faustian deal indeed. The only way to read Faust is as the story of someone who is in over his head and screws up at every turn. Every thing that Faust touches turns to shit. There's nothing Faustian about Faust.
- Hydraulix989 9y agoAlmost everyone that uses that phrase uses it in OP's context, making your comment seem like mere pedantry.
- hughw 9y agoBut welcome pedantry (to me).
- HarryHirsch 9y agoAnd topical. Travis Kalanick plays Faust, Matt Cohler from Benchmark plays Mephisto. Susan Fowler plays Gretchen (or perhaps Marthe Schwerdtlein, no one applies for a leading position at any large company without doing diligence through inside contacts, and no one can tell me that she didn't know that Uber was full to the rafters with perverts and sex maniacs).