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Since he uses The Sixth Sense as his main metaphor, I should point out that I figured out "the twist" before seeing the movie, since I watched it after many oth
by ern 15y ago
Since he uses The Sixth Sense as his main metaphor, I should point out that I figured out "the twist" before seeing the movie, since I watched it after many other people. Everyone talking mysteriously about "THE TWIST", made it pretty obvious, in combination with the trailer.
I suppose we could extend this experience to startups. Everyone who hears the constant "bubble" talk, and knows about the .com crash would probably be wary of being dead already.
[edit: Serves me right for trying to constructively engage a tortured analogy]
- sliverstorm 15y agoWhat, exactly, does bragging about how you foresaw the major plot point of a 10 year old movie add to this discussion?
- ern 15y agoTFA uses the metaphor of a ten year old movie, not me. In fact it presents the plot twist as part of its main argument - people don't realize that they are trapped in a dead business model, and are shocked when they find out. The fact is that these "twists" are not particularly surprising after everyone talks about them all the time. If you are shocked by the possibility of having a dud business, then you are a fool. And no, I wasn't bragging about figuring out the plot. I was pointing out that a "twist" loses effectiveness, if everyone knows that it exists, and is looking for it.
- namdnay 15y agoHis comment was playing on the article's analogy to make another one, that everyone should see this coming. It was a fair point, I found. Your comment, however, added absolutely nothing to the discussion.
- HeyLaughingBoy 15y agoThe knowledge that he's as smart as my ten year-old who figured out the same thing?