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What always impresses me about carmack, is that there's only his sheer talent, and you only see nothing else. I'm going to sound a little judgmental, but you d
by jokoon 12y ago
What always impresses me about carmack, is that there's only his sheer talent, and you only see nothing else.
I'm going to sound a little judgmental, but you don't often hear him talk about work politics or non-technical stuff, it can be a little curious. I really wonder if he ever talks about his personality or his younger years at all, or if he learned something when thinking back about it. Has he ever given his opinion or talked about this type of stuff?
I wonder if he has ever planned to write a programming or non-programming book, or anything else other than code.
- cma 12y agoHe's written some (American-style) Libertarian screeds.
- emmelaich 12y agoIf writing about liberty is invariably described as a screed then it's no wonder people keep their politics to themselves.
- postmeta 12y agohttp://media.armadilloaerospace.com/misc/government.htm http://media.armadilloaerospace.com/misc/government.htm "I know a man (Walt Anderson), who has been in jail for a decade because the IRS disagreed with how his foundations were set up, so it isn’t an academic statement." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Anderson_(entrepreneur)#Federal_tax_convictions http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Anderson_(entrepreneur)#... Interesting, I would have hoped for a more nuanced view on social justice from such a brilliant guy.
- emmelaich 12y agoQuote .. "society as a whole would be better off with a government that was less ambitious" This is not really the stuff of a firebrand revolutionary.
- imron 12y agoTalent is one thing, but as Carmack himself said, focused hard work is the real key to success.
- sp3000 12y agoBeing able to focus and work hard for long periods of time can itself be described as a talent. Not many people possess the ability to do so to the levels of people like John Carmack and Bill Gates.
- RunningWild 12y agoWhat most people call talent is just the byproduct of motivation and hard work.