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I understand and empathize with the sentiment but the rhetorical style really takes away from this piece for me. Peak medium right here. Comes off sounding like
by jrowley 8y ago
I understand and empathize with the sentiment but the rhetorical style really takes away from this piece for me. Peak medium right here. Comes off sounding like a pissed off child more than real critique.
Not worth reading in my opinion.
- volkfish55 8y agoI think if you take away the f words, all he is really doing is describing the startup culture, company he works in, nothing more. Albeit in a weird humorous way, maybe to get quick popularity on medium or raise up the coolness factor? In the end he pretty much sums it up as, thank you for making me one of you, just worded differently. Some people just like attention..
- warent 8y agoThat very last line of the article confused me because throughout the article I thought it was a critique of the startup world, but then his message became mixed up. Was he showing self-awareness, or was this whole thing just a tongue-in-cheek fistbump to the startup world? Maybe that's the point. No idea but it took away quite a bit of the value for me.
- evrydayhustling 8y agoYeah, the article was never constructive but before that last line it was at least punk: pissed off and doesn't owe you a thorough explanation. But that line really drives home how little was said.
- riantogo 8y agoIt’s meant to be a light hearted read (I think). And it is resonating with a lot of folks because it is fairly accurate. Kind of like how my wife (not in tech) thinks of HBO’s Silicon Valley as a comedy show while I think of it as a documentary.
- bb88 8y agoThat's what I took as well. Reminds me a lot of the way Denis Leary would give a standup routine.