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This sounds a lot like some of PG's essays, where he tries to break something complex down into a few character traits. I wonder if the reactions here would be
by johnnybgoode 17y ago
This sounds a lot like some of PG's essays, where he tries to break something complex down into a few character traits. I wonder if the reactions here would be different if PG had written this, too.
- unalone 17y agoThey would be. I don't think it's just that Paul is famous here and Scott Adams isn't, though certainly there's always a pro-YC bias present. Part of it is also that Paul's essays have a very clear style about them, and they've got a confidence about what they're saying. So combine something convincing along with a community inclined to like the something and you get overwhelming support. That's why I was astonished the first time I read MeFi's commentary on a Graham essay. There, the community is much more critical, and it's more built to support multiple viewpoints. There was some interesting criticism that I found myself agreeing with a lot, and there were a few people that really hated both his essays and the YCombinator crowd. While I can't say I agree with their vitriol in full, it reminded me that even a bright, argumentative community has blind spots.