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The article still overflows with ego. From table tennis champion to Rhodes Scholar!
by mathattack 15y ago
The article still overflows with ego. From table tennis champion to Rhodes Scholar!
- ahmadss 15y agoit's hard to sell common sense values and mores without dropping hints and lines about who you associate with and how awesome you are. in all seriousness though, he probably saw this as a golden moment to build his personal brand, gain some media exposure, and leverage that exposure and brand building into another job offer, a writing gig, or a TV gig. consider it a golden parachute moment.
- mathattack 15y agoHis Michael Lewis moment?
- pnathan 15y agoPart of that is building creditability. If he had said nothing about himself, how should you believe him? But as the ancients implied, one who testifies of themself is not trustworthy. :-/
- beachgeek 15y agoDon't forget the full scholarship to Stanford.