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Cargo Cult Capital

14 points by peter123 17y ago

warfangle 17y ago
"From a genetic perspective, humans beings are still pretty much identical to neanderthals who honed their instincts roaming the Earth for more than two million years." Pardon, but I'd like to take issue with this. Our (collective, humanity) genome has been evolving faster and faster - to the point where a neanderthal who was taught english could probably not even communicate with you on an uneven level, much less an identical one - and this is from '07 - http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/12/071211-human-evolution.html http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/12/071211-human...
- yosh 17y ago
  There's also debate on whether Neanderthals are a subspecies of human or a separate species altogether, so there's obviously enough genetic differences to fuel that debate.
jongraehl 17y ago
There's a common pattern in some of the articles submitted here. Intro (may be >50% the total length): interesting concept, visualization, statistic, or anecdote (that I've seen dozens of times by now) Body: (sometimes barely related to or supported by the teaser) - some random piece of advice in the vein of the author's coaching business. It's the tactic of a parasite, and apparently effective, too.
- jacquesm 17y ago
  That's all true, however this particular one contained a nugged that is of some value: "Real entrepreneurs cut through the hype - they know what is essential. Their sense of pride doesn't come from who they know or what others think - it comes from making a contribution and creating value. They will do it their own way - which won't include wads of cash from outsiders. They figure out how to do more with less by using their brains, guts, and sweat. Disruptive new entrants that topple giants belong to determined, frugal and independent minded entrepreneurs - and in their minds, the true stars are the customers they serve and their tireless co-workers who help turn dreams into realities." That sounds pretty good to me.

14 points by peter123 17y ago

"From a genetic perspective, humans beings are still pretty much identical to neanderthals who honed their instincts roaming the Earth for more than two million years." Pardon, but I'd like to take issue with this. Our (collective, humanity) genome has been evolving faster and faster - to the point where a neanderthal who was taught english could probably not even communicate with you on an uneven level, much less an identical one - and this is from '07 - http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/12/071211-human-evolution.html http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/12/071211-human...

yosh 17y ago
There's also debate on whether Neanderthals are a subspecies of human or a separate species altogether, so there's obviously enough genetic differences to fuel that debate.

jongraehl 17y ago

There's a common pattern in some of the articles submitted here. Intro (may be >50% the total length): interesting concept, visualization, statistic, or anecdote (that I've seen dozens of times by now) Body: (sometimes barely related to or supported by the teaser) - some random piece of advice in the vein of the author's coaching business. It's the tactic of a parasite, and apparently effective, too.

jacquesm 17y ago
That's all true, however this particular one contained a nugged that is of some value: "Real entrepreneurs cut through the hype - they know what is essential. Their sense of pride doesn't come from who they know or what others think - it comes from making a contribution and creating value. They will do it their own way - which won't include wads of cash from outsiders. They figure out how to do more with less by using their brains, guts, and sweat. Disruptive new entrants that topple giants belong to determined, frugal and independent minded entrepreneurs - and in their minds, the true stars are the customers they serve and their tireless co-workers who help turn dreams into realities." That sounds pretty good to me.