this post is much more inappropriate and stifles discussion significantly more than lionhearted's
I am not who you think I am
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#82Earlier quoted context omitted.
In fact, he said "sick to my stomach", and "Seriously, I want to vomit". Extremely strong judgements going on there.
I read that as pure jealously. As am I jealous of this kid's literal million dollar skillset. The guy who wrote that knows he could never be as good or make as much as Patio. That's why it's strongly worded. Alas, tone and tongue-in-cheek are not grasped well when there is shock and awe. Really I can't see why anyone would take it any other way, what with the intense praise he was giving him.
Judging by the rest of Sebastian's site, I doubt it was jealousy; unless the site is a long and deep parody, the writer appears to consider himself superior to almost everyone but historical heroes.
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#83Easily the most controversial thing I've ever written, but I'll stand up and be accounted for in my errors. I write once daily, every day, and I write honestly. Here, the mistake I made was not filtering my thought by another person who could feel ill because of it. I will explain my line of thinking, which does not excuse the large gaffe I made, but perhaps so people can understand my thinking. I've met a book edito…
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#84Earlier quoted context omitted.
...it was my honest and well-intentioned thought... I know that. And I suspect that anyone who follows your writing here realizes that, too. I'll lay low for a while... Please don't. One of the memes constantly reinforced here at hn is pushing the envelope. How many times have we heard, "If you don't ruffle a few feathers, you're not pushing hard enough." You pushed. You ruffled. You learned. You stood up like a man.…
>> One of the memes constantly reinforced here at hn is pushing the envelope. edw519, this is not by any means a personal attack on you and I admire your appreciation for the general value that this place gives you. But I gotta call this one out - sorry. Reinforced. Really? How is this reinforced? In my experience pushing the envelope is barely tolerated, and then only if done superficially or regarding trivial issue…
Lets be very clear about this, PG is a rank hypocrite. Do as I say, not as I do.
Like many he's perfectly willing to stand beside and bask in the glow of his ideas when they work, but is nowhere to be found when they regularly fail.
He got lucky in the internet mania of the 90's, now he's an expert in everything. These days he has a very good sales pitch to very young kids.
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#85Earlier quoted context omitted.
Where you go off the track is using "should" rather than "could". Where the original went off track was in calling it a "tragedy".
In fact, he said "sick to my stomach", and "Seriously, I want to vomit". Extremely strong judgements going on there.
How are these extremely strong judgements? getting pissed off that some retards make more than some great people you know has a long tradition in civilization. My favorite is the Saul Bellow line, "Only I'm good and tired of watching high-quality people fuck up in practical life, to the gratification of the vulgar." This seems to be the spirit in which this article is written. Clearly the "fuck-up" in this case only refers to the financial aspect of things.