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Haha this is the guy who writes like an SAT exam question. It is very flat and boring, unmemorable. Of course the guy is a bazillionaire, I may never be like hi
by amznbyebyebye 6y ago
Haha this is the guy who writes like an SAT exam question. It is very flat and boring, unmemorable. Of course the guy is a bazillionaire, I may never be like him, but the style of writing is stale like sparkling water gone flat. But I have read probably every one of his articles and taken away his ideas as the canonical guide for startup wisdom and success.
- paulpauper 6y agoThe reading passages of standardized tests are not just dull but intentionally full of filler and awkward phrasing, to throw off the reader. Paul is good at conveying his ideas succinctly
- coldtea 6y ago>Haha this is the guy who writes like an SAT exam question. It is very flat and boring, unmemorable. However PG writes (and philosophically/socially I disagree with a lot), he has had a large following for his posts / essays, aside from his YC role (from people who have nothing to do with startups). That's hardly what you gain from being "flat, boring, and unmemorable". Besides, you have missed the point. He is not arguing for plain style as opposed to literary flourishes or fun jokes, or whatever you consider not flat. He is arguing for clarity as opposed to flourishes for flourishes sake, academic obscurantism, and so on. You can write simply without it being "boring and unmemorable". Hemingway over Tom Wolfe, or Hume over Nietchze.
- davidivadavid 6y agoI think he is indeed arguing for clarity, which is why arguing for simplicity undermines his own argument. Nietzsche is a lucid writer (well, Zarathustra excepted). Rewriting Nietzsche to be more "simple" would certainly be a gargantuan mistake.
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