Who is Most Influential?

#1

Post by Raphael » Tue, Apr 15, 2008, 7:33 AM UTC

Re: Who is Most Influential?

#2

Post by mixmax » Tue, Apr 15, 2008, 8:06 AM UTC

With all respect for Paul Graham I don't think he deserves a place on this list. Steve Jobs is 195 and Nelson Mandela is 192.

Re: Who is Most Influential?

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Post by sdurkin » Tue, Apr 15, 2008, 8:08 AM UTC

mixmax wrote: post #2

With all respect for Paul Graham I don't think he deserves a place on this list. Steve Jobs is 195 and Nelson Mandela is 192.

#2 is Korean popstar Rain.

Re: Who is Most Influential?

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Post by SwellJoe » Tue, Apr 15, 2008, 8:10 AM UTC

Somewhere below the Dalai Lama...and all those other people.

Of course, we should take this very seriously, since number 2 right now (and the landslide winner last year), is someone by the name of "Rain" who is apparently a pop sensation (and obviously incredibly influential) in Korea or some other place where "pop sensation" really means something--not like our namby pamby pop sensations here in the States.

I think it's safe to say that Time Magazine is thoroughly on the right path when it comes to user generated content.

Re: Who is Most Influential?

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Post by davidw » Tue, Apr 15, 2008, 8:27 AM UTC

sdurkin wrote: post #3

mixmax wrote: post #2

With all respect for Paul Graham I don't think he deserves a place on this list. Steve Jobs is 195 and Nelson Mandela is 192.

#2 is Korean popstar Rain.

Even more reason for pg not to be on the list.

Re: Who is Most Influential?

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Apr 15, 2008, 8:43 AM UTC

davidw wrote: post #5

sdurkin wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

#2 is Korean popstar Rain.

Even more reason for pg not to be on the list.

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Re: Who is Most Influential?

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Post by rms » Tue, Apr 15, 2008, 8:45 AM UTC

sdurkin wrote: post #3

mixmax wrote: post #2

With all respect for Paul Graham I don't think he deserves a place on this list. Steve Jobs is 195 and Nelson Mandela is 192.

#2 is Korean popstar Rain.

It's done by popular vote over the internet; the list is not overly meaningful.

Re: Who is Most Influential?

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Post by hooande » Tue, Apr 15, 2008, 9:05 AM UTC

mixmax wrote: post #2

With all respect for Paul Graham I don't think he deserves a place on this list. Steve Jobs is 195 and Nelson Mandela is 192.

Just putting this out there...Paris Hilton hit #173, Amy Winehouse was #174.

Maybe if YC replaced PG with a young substance abusing woman it would be more popular with the media.

Re: Who is Most Influential?

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Post by henning » Tue, Apr 15, 2008, 9:11 AM UTC

Don't bother, the Colbert fans will bury anyone who stands in their way.

Re: Who is Most Influential?

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Post by thaumaturgy » Tue, Apr 15, 2008, 9:28 AM UTC

Ugh. Completely unrelated to the actual content -- why, oh why, do people take a simple thing like static tabular data, and make a Flash object out of it? Why? Now it doesn't scroll like anything else does, and in exchange for losing the ability to scroll-wheel through the list, I get ... nothing.