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> There's a certain essence of digital rhetoric that runs through our veins and we wouldn't be the same without it. Both in the case of HN and with Hotz, I'm 5
by kypro 4y ago
> There's a certain essence of digital rhetoric that runs through our veins and we wouldn't be the same without it.
Both in the case of HN and with Hotz, I'm 50/50 on whether this is even a bug. It's hard to do anything interesting if you're not both highly opinionated and highly critical about the current way of doing things.
That said, I think some of us are more self-aware of this mentality than others. In my case I know that self-awareness has emerged slowly from being wrong a lot, which I suppose isn't the case with someone as successful as Hotz. Maybe he's never needed to self-reflect in the same way some of us have, or need to. I know I was a lot like him when I was younger anyway.
- ryandrake 4y agoI think one can be opinionated and critical without being arrogant. I do not know who the author is, but reading the post, I'm getting huge Main Character Syndrome[1] vibes. I mean, calling it "The Hero's Journey"? Seriously? Sure, buddy. The world is a story and you're the protagonist hero, venturing forth among a world of NPCs. I don't care how much of a literal genius someone is: that kind of life attitude is pretty off-putting. 1: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/digital-world-real-world/202106/the-trouble-main-character-syndrome https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/digital-world-real-w...
- runlevel1 4y agoOne can have nerve without being arrogant. One can have confidence and still be humble enough to be open to being wrong. One can be idealistic without being cynical. And you, and the people around you, will be happier and more effective because of it. Some lessons I wish I had learned earlier in my career.