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> "the sooner you can get to the real work of creating something that the market itself will validate — or not." I think the "or not" (that you've skipped) is
by ssivark 3y ago
> "the sooner you can get to the real work of creating something that the market itself will validate — or not."
I think the "or not" (that you've skipped) is crucial. In my reading, it emphasizes the irony that market validation might be just another flavor of social validation.
- majormajor 3y agoI read the paragraph as saying "the market is what you should want to validate you - or not (it might reject you) instead of the 'theater' of seeking publicity." It seems dreadfully sincere about "market validation" still being good while "publicity validation" is "bad." Despite "do something the market values" is basically foundational western capitalistic culture. Look at the rest of the list too: It's all about being "socially" "counter-cultural" to pursue extremely traditional cultural things (market validated company! classic films! be grounded in the real! go analog! etc).