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>Listening to a bunch self-proclaimed "thought leaders" tell almost biblical tales about their struggles that lead to their dubious success, followed by an "ok,
by stemlord 5y ago
>Listening to a bunch self-proclaimed "thought leaders" tell almost biblical tales about their struggles that lead to their dubious success, followed by an "ok, let's reset the room" and then a bunch of back patting about how great and positive the group is
I don't understand how there's so little criticism about this desire to keep such (apparently) valuable knowledge from "thought leaders" confined to an exclusive club. I always sensed the overwhelming consensus among us all (tech people, namely) was that such information should be made free and accessible? Is being a member of some dumb hyped up app really more interesting for so many of us?
- grensley 5y agoProbably because it reduces the amount of said "thought leaders" on other platforms. In my opinion, the signal-to-noise ratio isn't great.
- tclancy 5y agoIt's because the knowledge isn't that valuable usually. It's prized because of its exclusiveness. Most anyone who describes themself as a thought leader is probably full of hot air. A more cynical person might suggest it's like how much of the success attributed to college isn't what one learns as much as the connections one makes.
- afavour 5y ago> I always sensed the overwhelming consensus among us all (tech people, namely) was that such information should be made free and accessible? I don't think there is. But that's partly because "tech people" is now such a big tent. Open source folks would probably agree with that statement. Folks pushing startups towards hockey stick growth.. maybe less so.
- stefan_ 5y agoThe emperor has no clothes.