They come definitely from a privileged niche point of view although they usually have some really interesting insights. For instance this one article about how

They come definitely from a privileged niche point of view although they usually have some really interesting insights. For instance this one article about how suburbs are created and that kids in the past were at their parents' workplaces and learned how they work. [1] Or another article about quality of discussion, ranging from collaboration to ad hominem. Still I hesitate to share them outside of the typical startup crowd because parts of them might offend people. [2] [1] http://www.paulgraham.com/nerds.html http://www.paulgraham.com/nerds.html [2] http://www.paulgraham.com/disagree.html http://www.paulgraham.com/disagree.html