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This post is decently interesting and fun although I can't really understand where it's going? I see the connections between the ideas the author is making but

This post is decently interesting and fun although I can't really understand where it's going? I see the connections between the ideas the author is making but overall the post feels rather meandering. Aside: I hate to be a grammarian but the paragraph with four em dashes across two sentences really did my head in. Generally I expect them to set off parentheticals and I had no clue if I was supposed to place the parentheses across the sentences.

Mulpze15 6y ago
>I can't really understand where it's going? Same here. That's why I find it interesting. Some half baked ideas that feel accurate and useful. No big theory about life. Perfect blog post.
rustyminnow 6y ago
It meanders and I love it. The author mentions that he tends to take initiative even when ideas are only half baked, and you can see it in his post. It feels rough and loose, like the ideas haven't been polished to perfection yet. There is no grand claim here. I appreciate that all of the answers aren't served up on a silver platter and we're left to do with these theories what we will. It's raw and refreshing and I find it very engaging.
- EGreg 6y ago
  I wish the post was on a wiki. Imagine what masterpiece the HN crowd would come up with when it was done! Very meta... someone should do it :)
  - silexia 6y ago
    Post is generated by AI.
- toper-centage 6y ago
  It's so odd. I was left with the feeling that I just stumbled on a few rough nuggets of pretty interesting advice. I really enjoyed reading this article and shall refer back to it, but it could almost be extended to a small book if the author would polish and deepen it.
- superzamp 6y ago
  Love it too - this article gives me Thirty Flights of Loving vibes.
mxcrossb 6y ago
I thought we were getting punked by an AI generated article again
yalogin 6y ago
Was about to comment this myself. It feels like the post meanders just like Sienfeld and makes a bunch of observations without stating anything.
- pishpash 6y ago
  It's implicitly stating a lot: that by using these techniques you can grease social situations to your advantage. Which is why "boss" likes this guy, certainly not because of his half-baked ideas.
kodah 6y ago
A lot of times on pieces like this I'd prefer there not be a point. The piece is thought provoking and doesn't demand I really learn anything. Really it just inspires me to introspect and I think that's just fine.
wombatmobile 6y ago
> This post is decently interesting and fun although I can't really understand where it's going Does a post have to be going somewhere to be interesting and fun? If a post is going somewhere, do you have to be able to see where that is in order to find it interesting and fun?
bhntr3 6y ago
The McDonald's idea is brilliant. When no one wants to make a suggestion, propose the worst possible one you can come up with. People will race to improve it because, while they don't know what they want, they know it's not THAT. Plus their idea can't be worse than mine. So I've stolen all the embarrassment and disdain for myself.
- cmehdy 6y ago
  And that, friend, is Cunningham's Law[0] in action. [0] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cunningham%27s_Law https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cunningham%27s_Law
  - taneq 6y ago
    That was my first thought too. It also seems reminiscent of how auctioneers will start the bidding at a price far below the reserve price, just to get people started.
- msla 6y ago
  > When no one wants to make a suggestion, propose the worst possible one you can come up with. And watch in horror when everyone agrees to it because nobody cares as much as you do. "Write the whole thing in 1960s-era COBOL? Eh, fine, no problem. Good idea, bhntr3."
dalmo3 6y ago
It's a post about nothing!
bipinsingh061 6y ago
dksdsnds

Mulpze15 6y ago

>I can't really understand where it's going? Same here. That's why I find it interesting. Some half baked ideas that feel accurate and useful. No big theory about life. Perfect blog post.

rustyminnow 6y ago

It meanders and I love it. The author mentions that he tends to take initiative even when ideas are only half baked, and you can see it in his post. It feels rough and loose, like the ideas haven't been polished to perfection yet. There is no grand claim here. I appreciate that all of the answers aren't served up on a silver platter and we're left to do with these theories what we will. It's raw and refreshing and I find it very engaging.

EGreg 6y ago
I wish the post was on a wiki. Imagine what masterpiece the HN crowd would come up with when it was done! Very meta... someone should do it :)
- silexia 6y ago
  Post is generated by AI.
toper-centage 6y ago
It's so odd. I was left with the feeling that I just stumbled on a few rough nuggets of pretty interesting advice. I really enjoyed reading this article and shall refer back to it, but it could almost be extended to a small book if the author would polish and deepen it.
superzamp 6y ago
Love it too - this article gives me Thirty Flights of Loving vibes.

mxcrossb 6y ago

I thought we were getting punked by an AI generated article again

yalogin 6y ago

Was about to comment this myself. It feels like the post meanders just like Sienfeld and makes a bunch of observations without stating anything.

pishpash 6y ago
It's implicitly stating a lot: that by using these techniques you can grease social situations to your advantage. Which is why "boss" likes this guy, certainly not because of his half-baked ideas.

kodah 6y ago

A lot of times on pieces like this I'd prefer there not be a point. The piece is thought provoking and doesn't demand I really learn anything. Really it just inspires me to introspect and I think that's just fine.

wombatmobile 6y ago

> This post is decently interesting and fun although I can't really understand where it's going Does a post have to be going somewhere to be interesting and fun? If a post is going somewhere, do you have to be able to see where that is in order to find it interesting and fun?

bhntr3 6y ago

The McDonald's idea is brilliant. When no one wants to make a suggestion, propose the worst possible one you can come up with. People will race to improve it because, while they don't know what they want, they know it's not THAT. Plus their idea can't be worse than mine. So I've stolen all the embarrassment and disdain for myself.

cmehdy 6y ago
And that, friend, is Cunningham's Law[0] in action. [0] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cunningham%27s_Law https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cunningham%27s_Law
- taneq 6y ago
  That was my first thought too. It also seems reminiscent of how auctioneers will start the bidding at a price far below the reserve price, just to get people started.
msla 6y ago
> When no one wants to make a suggestion, propose the worst possible one you can come up with. And watch in horror when everyone agrees to it because nobody cares as much as you do. "Write the whole thing in 1960s-era COBOL? Eh, fine, no problem. Good idea, bhntr3."

dalmo3 6y ago

It's a post about nothing!

bipinsingh061 6y ago

dksdsnds