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Yeah, this has been one of the most disappointing things for me. No way his shtick has fooled all of them. Pg in particular I would've expected more rigor from

by bwing 5y ago

Yeah, this has been one of the most disappointing things for me. No way his shtick has fooled all of them. Pg in particular I would've expected more rigor from, but maybe that's naivete, or the inevitable awkwardness that comes from him living both in the world of high epistemic standards (his essays) and zero epistemic standards with rampant dishonesty (startup/VC culture). To me, the latter undermines the former, but I also am not a rich thought leader.

jesuis_14 5y ago
In my very honest opinion, pg's essays, with some brilliant exceptions, are at the level of analysis that would be considered exceptional for a middle school student, average for a high school student, and "why are you wasting my time with platitudes" for a grad student. But when I published my essays, I have 5 readers including my mother, so take my opinion with a grain of salt.