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You realize he’s one of the main players in your enjoyment of the internet as we see it today right? Then you somehow proceed to say “well why is Michael Jorda

by whb07 6y ago

You realize he’s one of the main players in your enjoyment of the internet as we see it today right? Then you somehow proceed to say “well why is Michael Jordan talking about how X player isn’t performing!? He should be out there playing right now”... uh what? So a player moves to becoming a coach or some support character after decades in the game and that’s your great comment?

kick 6y ago
You realize he’s one of the main players in your enjoyment of the internet as we see it today right? This is a drastic over-generalization, and a very controversial one at that. He played a big role in popularizing the Web, which many people believe to be the worst of available options at the time of creation. He also arguably started the trend of "Make the WWW browser do as much as possible." I personally don't share most of these views, but let's not go overboard here.
MattGaiser 6y ago
> You realize he’s one of the main players in your enjoyment of the internet as we see it today right? I know who he is. > Then you somehow proceed to say “well why is Michael Jordan talking about how X player isn’t performing!? He should be out there playing right now”... uh what? If he is on the bench and is talking about how performance is desperately needed, yes. Michael Jordan is old. He can't play as well anymore. Marc Andreessen is in the best position to be a builder in his life. > So a player moves to becoming a coach or some support character after decades in the game and that’s your great comment? Players generally stop playing once they for some reason can't (injury, age, etc) or begin to have other priorities and don't view the effort of playing as worth it. I don't see a reason that he can't, so this is of lesser significance to him than the essay alone would indicate.

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You realize he’s one of the main players in your enjoyment of the internet as we see it today right? Then you somehow proceed to say “well why is Michael Jorda

by whb07 6y ago

kick 6y ago
You realize he’s one of the main players in your enjoyment of the internet as we see it today right? This is a drastic over-generalization, and a very controversial one at that. He played a big role in popularizing the Web, which many people believe to be the worst of available options at the time of creation. He also arguably started the trend of "Make the WWW browser do as much as possible." I personally don't share most of these views, but let's not go overboard here.
MattGaiser 6y ago
> You realize he’s one of the main players in your enjoyment of the internet as we see it today right? I know who he is. > Then you somehow proceed to say “well why is Michael Jordan talking about how X player isn’t performing!? He should be out there playing right now”... uh what? If he is on the bench and is talking about how performance is desperately needed, yes. Michael Jordan is old. He can't play as well anymore. Marc Andreessen is in the best position to be a builder in his life. > So a player moves to becoming a coach or some support character after decades in the game and that’s your great comment? Players generally stop playing once they for some reason can't (injury, age, etc) or begin to have other priorities and don't view the effort of playing as worth it. I don't see a reason that he can't, so this is of lesser significance to him than the essay alone would indicate.