3 ms·

>I feel like this is directed at me. Currently, there are 4 root-level comments that state the same in different words so no, not in particular. I don't see h

>I feel like this is directed at me. Currently, there are 4 root-level comments that state the same in different words so no, not in particular. I don't see how your not knowing about him or his old blog post proves in any way that fame is fleeting, though.

hammyhavoc 3y ago
> I don't see how your not knowing about him or his old blog post proves in any way that fame is fleeting, though. Person in question makes some sensationalist claims, sees some success in selling techniques to achieve those claims. Proceeds to rinse and repeat formula of what will get attention and continue riding the wave. Doesn't look all that "famous", let alone anymore: https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=Tim%20Ferriss&hl=en https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=Tim%20Fe... Currently at an interest score of 16 versus a peak of 100 in January 2017. Whilst he may have briefly been a hot topic, if you weren't exposed to him/his brand/his ideas at the height of his relative fame, you're statistically less likely to have been since. People having not heard of him seems a given looking at the interest graph—nothing to be smug about.
- kristiandupont 3y ago
  > [...] Proceeds to rinse and repeat formula of what will get attention and continue riding the wave. For someone who is not being smug and knows nothing about the author, you make some pretty bold statements.
  - hammyhavoc 3y ago
    I said I didn't know who he was until today: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36019550 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36019550 As per https://tim.blog/2007/04/29/from-geek-to-freak-how-i-gained-34-lbs-of-muscle-in-4-weeks/ https://tim.blog/2007/04/29/from-geek-to-freak-how-i-gained-... : "You will learn: How to lose 20 pounds in 30 days (without exercise), how to triple your testosterone, techniques for producing 15-minute female orgasms, and more." Please. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3091878 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3091878 Following the 4-Hour Body book, he did a 4-Hour Workweek book. As per https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/4pat3x/the_4hour_work_week_bs_or_the_real_deal/ https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/4pat3x/the... : "The title is misunderstood a lot, it's an attention grabber. Edit: he actually admits in his podcast that it's purely market research about the catchiest title that lead to what it is." Ferriss openly admits to doing x because it gains attention and was continuing to ride the wave, as evidenced by the Google Trends graph, even going so far as to name his next book another "4-Hour" thing for attention. So no, I don't think my statements are bold, and I don't think I'm smug. Frankly, I don't give a fuck who Tim Ferriss is, but I have a problem with telling me I'm something I'm not when you don't know me nor how I feel. Call the article posted to HN what it is: a puff piece for a known self-promoter.

hammyhavoc 3y ago

> I don't see how your not knowing about him or his old blog post proves in any way that fame is fleeting, though. Person in question makes some sensationalist claims, sees some success in selling techniques to achieve those claims. Proceeds to rinse and repeat formula of what will get attention and continue riding the wave. Doesn't look all that "famous", let alone anymore: https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=Tim%20Ferriss&hl=en https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=Tim%20Fe... Currently at an interest score of 16 versus a peak of 100 in January 2017. Whilst he may have briefly been a hot topic, if you weren't exposed to him/his brand/his ideas at the height of his relative fame, you're statistically less likely to have been since. People having not heard of him seems a given looking at the interest graph—nothing to be smug about.

kristiandupont 3y ago
> [...] Proceeds to rinse and repeat formula of what will get attention and continue riding the wave. For someone who is not being smug and knows nothing about the author, you make some pretty bold statements.
- hammyhavoc 3y ago
  I said I didn't know who he was until today: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36019550 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36019550 As per https://tim.blog/2007/04/29/from-geek-to-freak-how-i-gained-34-lbs-of-muscle-in-4-weeks/ https://tim.blog/2007/04/29/from-geek-to-freak-how-i-gained-... : "You will learn: How to lose 20 pounds in 30 days (without exercise), how to triple your testosterone, techniques for producing 15-minute female orgasms, and more." Please. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3091878 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3091878 Following the 4-Hour Body book, he did a 4-Hour Workweek book. As per https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/4pat3x/the_4hour_work_week_bs_or_the_real_deal/ https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/4pat3x/the... : "The title is misunderstood a lot, it's an attention grabber. Edit: he actually admits in his podcast that it's purely market research about the catchiest title that lead to what it is." Ferriss openly admits to doing x because it gains attention and was continuing to ride the wave, as evidenced by the Google Trends graph, even going so far as to name his next book another "4-Hour" thing for attention. So no, I don't think my statements are bold, and I don't think I'm smug. Frankly, I don't give a fuck who Tim Ferriss is, but I have a problem with telling me I'm something I'm not when you don't know me nor how I feel. Call the article posted to HN what it is: a puff piece for a known self-promoter.