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Has PG matured an incredibly amount in the last few years? Honestly, I hated his writing before (which may be part of the point, incite controversy and get me
by runT1ME 16y ago
Has PG matured an incredibly amount in the last few years? Honestly, I hated his writing before (which may be part of the point, incite controversy and get me to remember who he was and what he said), but lately I've thought his essays were very well done...
Am I alone in this trend? Did he just win me over because of time?
On this particular topic he's quite right that letting your mind drift, but also controlling the environment of that can lead to good things. I'm going to actively make an effort to try this from now on.
- alain94040 16y agoIt helps to mix good thoughts with good style.
- chc 16y agoI suspect it's because his early essays were more "political" (if you stretch that to include the politics of programming), whereas his new ones are less likely to hit any of your mental "NO" buttons.
- istari 16y ago"When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years." -- Mark Twain snark/