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I can't help but hear the sound of my bullshit detector when I read your stories, 'Max'. I am sorry and apologize if what you write is all true.
by Luc 16y ago
I can't help but hear the sound of my bullshit detector when I read your stories, 'Max'. I am sorry and apologize if what you write is all true.
- td 16y agoI think it should be read as a parable, not a true story. I think Max, who- or whatever he really is, once stated he's consciously creating some kind of online persona? No idea what he intends to achieve, though.
- prs 16y agoTo my eyes, Max Klein headlines occasionally look as if penned by Tim Ferriss.
- charleso 16y agoSo the 'successful business' which sprang from nowhere over the past year doesn't actually exist? The whole 'relocate to China to save a few bucks' craziness didn't really happen? That would explain a lot, as this emerging story reads more like a fictional dot.com tale. Edit: Thanks PRS. I won't be wasting time with 'Max Klein' posts in the future.
- mattm 16y agoThe mentor in the story is most likely many different people or the man Max Klein would like to be in his life. If they are many different people, he just rolled them all into one for story telling. I can't see how someone who purposefully picks fights could be considered a valuable mentor though.
- prs 16y agohttp://apps.ycombinator.com/item?id=1353307 http://apps.ycombinator.com/item?id=1353307 yields the following information: Max Klein does not exist. He is an identity created by Mark Essien (www.essien.org). The posting is worth a read in my opinion.
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- dhimes 16y agowow- where did that website come from??
- paraschopra 16y agoWow, thanks. I had sometimes chatted with Max Klein on Twitter. It's quite a weird feeling to realize that he doesn't actually exist (almost Hollywodish). Does that mean all business, relocation and other stories are fiction?
- maxklein 16y agoI exist! Come visit me!
- paraschopra 16y agoInteresting. Where are you based out of? I am curious because the commenter's reasoning sounded plausible.