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Side jab... hasn't posted on HN since 2015 but regular on Twitter? What gives?

by keyle 8y ago

rococode 8y ago
HN requires time investment, you have to find something to talk about. Twitter is a better format if you're just sharing random thoughts as they come to you.
GuiA 8y ago
One cements your spot as a “thought leader” (blue verified check, very visible follower/retweet/like count, routinely used as a source by the media), the other not at all.
- mrosett 8y ago
  I think PG has a solid enough "personal brand" that he doesn't need to build it through being a twitterati "thought leader."
  - username223 8y ago
    PG is stuck in the awkward no-mans-land between having f-you money and starting a rocket company. He achieved the first long ago, and will never achieve the second, so being a Twitter guru is a reasonable compromise.
    - 2arrs2ells 8y ago
      From what I know about pg and Jessica, they would have no interest in starting a rocket company - even if they had infinite resources. Figuring out how to get the smartest people in the world working on important problems (like rocket companies!) is way more their style. And they’re having incredible influence on that even in “retirement.”
- muzani 8y ago
  Ironically, he cemented his spot as a thought leader by building HN. Even when he's not here, he still holds influence.
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DoreenMichele 8y ago
He was the moderator here. He stepped down from that role when he retired from YC. It would amount to stepping on the toes of the new mod to treat HN like his personal pool of friends. It would be harmful to YC because HN serves the company in various ways. He has no such conflict of interest on Twitter.
- dang 8y ago
  That's considerate of you, but we'd love nothing better than for pg to come back here and treat HN as a pool of friends. It would make this community happier, and us too. And a happy HN is the HN that's most valuable to YC.
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barry-cotter 8y ago
HN and Twitter both have their dismissive assholes with their “You just invented ... buses.” (or taxes, or taxis, you get the idea) But on Twitter you can block people and you can delete things easily. pg doesn’t write essays any more either, because now he has a hostile audience like with the Information, or when he said if you have a thick accent learn to speak English more clearly or when he said inequality is less important than growth and he got ragged for that. Writing in public is at best barely worth it for him with his greater profile.
- mikemotherwell 8y ago
  ... or he is jus more interested in raising his kids. I dunno, but that seems a sane choice in an insane world to me.
gist 8y ago
> Side jab... hasn't posted on HN Side side jab hasn't done an essay (one of the reasons I thought he was stepping down from YC somewhat) in quite some time. Also this tweet is a good reason why on those essays he would always have someone read what he says first there are always 'thanks to so and so' for reading the essay. Obviously there is some implied advice when PG says something. Look at how everyone is giving their 2 cents on a simple tweet.

Side jab... hasn't posted on HN since 2015 but regular on Twitter? What gives?

by keyle 8y ago

Side jab... hasn't posted on HN since 2015 but regular on Twitter? What gives?

HN requires time investment, you have to find something to talk about. Twitter is a better format if you're just sharing random thoughts as they come to you.

GuiA 8y ago

One cements your spot as a “thought leader” (blue verified check, very visible follower/retweet/like count, routinely used as a source by the media), the other not at all.

mrosett 8y ago
I think PG has a solid enough "personal brand" that he doesn't need to build it through being a twitterati "thought leader."
- username223 8y ago
  PG is stuck in the awkward no-mans-land between having f-you money and starting a rocket company. He achieved the first long ago, and will never achieve the second, so being a Twitter guru is a reasonable compromise.
  - 2arrs2ells 8y ago
    From what I know about pg and Jessica, they would have no interest in starting a rocket company - even if they had infinite resources. Figuring out how to get the smartest people in the world working on important problems (like rocket companies!) is way more their style. And they’re having incredible influence on that even in “retirement.”
muzani 8y ago
Ironically, he cemented his spot as a thought leader by building HN. Even when he's not here, he still holds influence.
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DoreenMichele 8y ago

He was the moderator here. He stepped down from that role when he retired from YC. It would amount to stepping on the toes of the new mod to treat HN like his personal pool of friends. It would be harmful to YC because HN serves the company in various ways. He has no such conflict of interest on Twitter.

dang 8y ago
That's considerate of you, but we'd love nothing better than for pg to come back here and treat HN as a pool of friends. It would make this community happier, and us too. And a happy HN is the HN that's most valuable to YC.
- deleted 8y ago
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barry-cotter 8y ago

HN and Twitter both have their dismissive assholes with their “You just invented ... buses.” (or taxes, or taxis, you get the idea) But on Twitter you can block people and you can delete things easily. pg doesn’t write essays any more either, because now he has a hostile audience like with the Information, or when he said if you have a thick accent learn to speak English more clearly or when he said inequality is less important than growth and he got ragged for that. Writing in public is at best barely worth it for him with his greater profile.

mikemotherwell 8y ago
... or he is jus more interested in raising his kids. I dunno, but that seems a sane choice in an insane world to me.

gist 8y ago

> Side jab... hasn't posted on HN Side side jab hasn't done an essay (one of the reasons I thought he was stepping down from YC somewhat) in quite some time. Also this tweet is a good reason why on those essays he would always have someone read what he says first there are always 'thanks to so and so' for reading the essay. Obviously there is some implied advice when PG says something. Look at how everyone is giving their 2 cents on a simple tweet.