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One of the things I've noticed from my earliest days on the net is the degree that folks seem willing to be humbled and belittled by what they think of as celeb
by DanielBMarkham 16y ago
One of the things I've noticed from my earliest days on the net is the degree that folks seem willing to be humbled and belittled by what they think of as celebrity. Geesh, I remember some YC application deadlines that the sucking up got so bad I was afraid I might get pulled into the screen of my laptop.
Ferriss seems to be capitalizing on this. He's the guy that had the new book over on Amazon with something like a thousand positive reviews. A thousand! Something has gone wrong somewhere.
This was a great review. I am reminded of the beer commercial with "with most interesting man in the world". Sounds like Ferriss could have been a model for this idea.
Obligatory link for those outside the states who haven't seen "The most interesting man in the world" beer commercials and don't know what I am talking about: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bc0WjTT0Ps http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bc0WjTT0Ps
- wazoox 16y agoFerris made no mystery that he likes to use shortcuts and exploit loopholes whenever possible, like when he basically cheated to win the chinese kickboxing championship.
- Swannie 16y agoYep, he certainly worked hard to game the NYT best seller list... just like everyone else who wants to be #1 in their section!