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Am I the only one to think that Mr. Wolfram manages in few words to appear to be both pretentious and unfriendly?
by shin_lao 16y ago
Am I the only one to think that Mr. Wolfram manages in few words to appear to be both pretentious and unfriendly?
- jacquesm 16y agoMost likely not. He actually manages to do that time and again, examples aplenty.
- JabavuAdams 16y agoI don't get that from this article. The one time I met him (at StartupSchool), he seemed like a really pleasant person I'd like to invite over for dinner. He was not faux-humble, but he was also not boastful. Now, from other publications like NKS, I do get the vibe you mentioned.
- shin_lao 16y agoIn the introduction: My main job is being CEO of Wolfram Research. I spend most of my time figuring out technical and strategic things, sometimes short-term and sometime very long-term. Compare with: "I am the founder and CEO of Wolfram Research." Which contains exactly the same amount of information (because strategic planning is the job of a CEO, isn't it?). No subtle "Well everything I do is pretty heavy and it doesn't fit in this little paragraph, you see?" Nitpicking, I know, but that's how I feel when I read the §...