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> I like patio11 and all but I don't think his guest podcast many years later was key in popularizing the idea. I felt those names were placed as an "argument
by ignoramous 4y ago
> I like patio11 and all but I don't think his guest podcast many years later was key in popularizing the idea.
I felt those names were placed as an "argument from authority" [0] (those are good arguments regardless!); and given the author's background (tech), it isn't completely unexpected that those authoritative figures happen to be VCs / investors. That said, blogs aren't really accurate sources of information, anyway.
Besides, tech twitter is an echo chamber ;)
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_authority https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_authority
- swyx 4y ago[author here] argument from authority does have its place actually but also there is a more benign reason to mention them - they are how I learned of the concept so I am simply acknowledging my own ideological lineage
- ignoramous 4y agoAgree. Just a nit, though... > I am simply acknowledging my own ideological lineage >> TFA goes: "A parallel, older school of thought dates back to James Austin in 1978 and was repopularized by Marc Andreesen in 2007, then Naval and Nivi a decade later." ...doesn't only come off as an "acknowledgement", which is the point GP is making.