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- fallentimes 18y agoWow, I thought this was going to be a linkbait-like read, but it was actually really interesting. Here's to hoping he launches an anonymous blog in the future even if he is troubled by the negativity.
- gruseom 18y agoI'm glad you wrote this, because I assumed from the title that the post would be a lame argument about how blogs in general were becoming obsolete now that we're in Web 3.2b or whatever. But I clicked on it after reading your comment and - you're right, it's intelligent and wonderfully written, if sad. I'm not surprised Google hired this guy.
- edw519 18y agoAfter reading the entire post, one sentence still stuck out for me: My late mother, aleha ha-shalom, told me repeatedly that I had a religious obligation to learn every day, and I have honored her memory by doing exactly that. What a pleasure for me to read a statement like that on a hn post, for 2 different reasons: 1. It's nice to see a tidbit of wisdom spawned from a viewpoint rarely discussed or understood here. (I really don't want to start a debate or discussion here, just want to recognize a really cool thought.) 2. Sometimes I think half the reason anyone attempts anything creative is just to say, "Look Ma at what I did!" Even though my mother doesn't really understand what I do, that's still a big part of it for me. I'm going to show her some really cool UI stuff I did last week. She'll say, "That's nice honey." That alone will fuel my rockets for another week or so.
- ojbyrne 18y agoMy mother's favorite phrases directed at me growing up were "Tell me something I don't know" and "If the book is so interesting, why are you talking to me about it as opposed to reading it." Always annoying, but motivating too.
- ph0rque 18y agoRegarding #2, it's for that very reason I am considering naming my next startup, "Making Our Mothers Proud."
- william42 18y agoIt's always sad when a post like this happens.