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"Heck, even I’m concerned when I see companies like SecondMarket holding public auctions for Facebook stock, driving the price ever higher..." Ah, nice a cleve
by lotusleaf1987 16y ago
"Heck, even I’m concerned when I see companies like SecondMarket holding public auctions for Facebook stock, driving the price ever higher..."
Ah, nice a cleverly rephrased 'blame the speculators' argument, ignoring the fact that all stocks are speculative in nature. Also, the Pets.com reference felt lazy.
I'm really noticing a pattern with TC articles and a feedback loop on HN, they basically just milk a subject until the comments die down and then once the comments begin to show a new popular consensus they're quick to hop on that. Reminds me a lot of Fox News. He barely even covers the topic his headline implies the article is about--whether we are, or aren't, in a bubble currently.
The article is mostly about himself. Funny when a journalists favorite subject is himself.
- veritgo 16y agoAh, that explains it. I had just assumed it was a blog post, but it was actually supposed to be journalism. Through that lens, what you say makes perfect sense.
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- RuadhanMc 16y agoI think you're being a bit unfair here. He did reference himself quite a bit, but it was relevant -- he was talking from experience about the last bubble. There's a lot of talk about a bubble and he made some good points about how if we are in a bubble, it's not the same bubble as last time. Just because Arrington wrote it doesn't mean that it is wrong.
- lotusleaf1987 16y agoIf it weren't such an ongoing pattern I'd agree with you, but MA inserts himself into the subject of every topic he covers. He's the Glen Beck of tech bloggers.