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> Imagine debating if the "top" tier identity or the "low" tier identity should be used to promote a new idea, as it is riskier. This sentence reminds me a lot
by bobbiechen 6y ago
> Imagine debating if the "top" tier identity or the "low" tier identity should be used to promote a new idea, as it is riskier.
This sentence reminds me a lot of Ender's Game, in which the characters of Locke and Demosthenes are created to contrast views.
> They used throwaway names with their early efforts, not the identities that Peter planned to make famous and influential... When Peter was satisfied that they knew how to sound adult, he killed the old identities and they began to prepare to attract real attention.
- neilv 6y agoI think xkcd's take on how that would play out is more typical: https://xkcd.com/635/ https://xkcd.com/635/