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For me, the value of a piece of writing has very little to do with who wrote it. Successful people say silly or stupid things all the time, so I try not to get
by karagenit 6y ago
For me, the value of a piece of writing has very little to do with who wrote it. Successful people say silly or stupid things all the time, so I try not to get caught up in their echo chambers. Sure, most successful people are smart, but I'd argue most smart people aren't that successful.
As for this essay, a lot of the points resonated with me, so I liked it. I have no clue who Sam Altman is, and I don't think it really matters.
- neronero 6y agoThat's the correct way to look at it. You want to evaluate ideas on their own merits, but you also want to use heuristics and proxies when determining which ideas to consider in the sea of ideas on the Internet. A correct heuristic to search for good ideas is to seek the opinion of the previously successful people.