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In case you read the entire article before looking at the author, this is by mchurch so you should take everything it says with a huge crazy egotistical grain o
by nevermore 6y ago
In case you read the entire article before looking at the author, this is by mchurch so you should take everything it says with a huge crazy egotistical grain of salt. Personal vendettas and hyperbole abound.
I don't think it's true that all non-execute corporate jobs are meaningless, and I've worked at at least one company that mchurch has. Some jobs at some (many?) companies are actually slowly and methodically creating value for humanity at large, and many bosses I've had are not soulless whip-bearers but in fact also determined to make their lives mean something through their work.
That being said I think it does levy some specific good criticisms against PG and silicon valley. It's definitely true that PG has a conflict of interest in his postings, and that the narratives about society that he pushes also happen to be ones that he benefits financially from. It's very fair to compare his views to Ayn Rand's. And it's certainly true that tech and science reporting aren't held to nearly the same ethical standards that other types of reporting are.
Some good points and food for thought, but don't lose too much sleep over another mchurch rant.
- wdr1 6y agomchurch is basically resentful of anyone else successful, and feels the system must be flawed for not recognizing him a genius. Indeed, while he doesn't consider Paul a Public Intellectual, I'm sure he considers himself one.
- coldtea 6y ago>mchurch is basically resentful of anyone else successful Doesn't sound like an illogical principle, if you start from the premise that society is unfair, and being succesful in it (as opposed in the abstract) means accepting and benefiting from an unfair society. Not saying that this is the case or that I agree with this. But it's not an illogical position to have, nor an illogical axion that's not somewhat supported by empirical observation.