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Not sure what your point is. I'm not threatened by the fact that I don't know anything about, say, fighting a fire. Either you've risked your life jumping int
by _pius 16y ago
Not sure what your point is. I'm not threatened by the fact that I don't know anything about, say, fighting a fire.
Either you've risked your life jumping into a burning building to save lives or you haven't. It's true ... and I haven't. I'm not defensive about it and I don't feel like someone who says that is denigrating what I do for a living.
Sure, the "either you've X or you haven't" construction is a little trite, but so what? Why are you so bothered by it? Seems like threadcrapping all over an inspirational article.
- danilocampos 16y ago> Why are you so bothered by it? Seems like threadcrapping all over an inspirational article. Anything worth doing is worth doing well. So there's that. And myopia bothers me — this article smacks a bit of the Valley/tech circlejerking that ignores the larger world, which is exhausting after awhile. And I'm gratified to not be alone in that; this thing was flagged so hard it dropped like a stone. So there's hope. > Either you've risked your life jumping into a burning building to save lives or you haven't. And an essay with that angle would be similarly lame, I assure you. It's just an awful thrust because it's not interesting. It's an obvious statement that leads to hagiography through false contrast. Ultimately, that's a disservice to the exalted subject because you could make the point much more effectively by simply sharing authentic enthusiasm.