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The kiss-to-ass ratio on that site is just too, too high. "Hey, everyone, I've come up with a completely banal and already-been-done idea." Oh, mmm, mmm, Aaro
by mynameishere 19y ago
The kiss-to-ass ratio on that site is just too, too high.
"Hey, everyone, I've come up with a completely banal and already-been-done idea."
Oh, mmm, mmm, Aaron you're so smart, mmm...SMAAck Kiss!
- zach 19y agoWhile wishing Aaron all the best, seriously, what the heck? Infogami 2.0 with Scribd's mission statement, yeah, great, super. This was on Daring Fireball, even.
- palish 19y agoJust because it has been done before doesn't make it not worth doing. Look at the iPod.
- mynameishere 19y agoTrue enough. My problem is the oh-you're-such-a-genius vibe I get from the comments there. It's just something I've noticed time and time again throughout my life--people judge based almost entirely on perceived authority, reputation, and past performance. Oddly, it's something that seems to get worse as IQ levels rise. Now, he's smart enough to pay attention to--I won't fault anyone for that--but when he comes up with an idea that was started by PG (project gutenberg) in 1971 (!) it just ain't a work of genius.