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While we're on the topic, she's also the author of this wonderful book of founder interviews, which is illuminating even 15ish years after publication. I highly recommend it if you haven't come across it yet: https://www.amazon.com/Founders-Work-Stories-Startups-Early/...
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While we're on the topic, she's also the author of this wonderful book of founder interviews, which is illuminating even 15ish years after publication. I highly recommend it if you haven't come across it yet: https://www.amazon.com/Founders-Work-Stories-Startups-Early/...
So pg had a secret weapon all along.
I understand the optics involved with the Wikipedia situation. But an automated script (AnomieBot) tagged that article because it met or rather didn’t meet certain guidelines. It’s a stub article and lacked certain citations. Why not just flesh the article out? The “Notability” tag on Wikipedia has a different meaning than “notability” in the dictionary. Either way, it seems like someone already removed the tag manua…
Editors often upload bad photos, even if better alternatives exist in the public domain or are fair use.
But the thing that grates me more than anything is Wikipedia uses elderly photos of famous figures that were at the peak of their careers in their 20s, 30s, and 40s. The appearance of these public figures changes, and sometimes the changes are so dramatic that I have to question if these are the same person.
Wikipedia should have multiple photos in the top info box, but if not, they should focus on photos of subjects when they were in their peak of public activity.
Good:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Clinton
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Moore
Bad:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Ramis
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Murray
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_Fisher
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Simmons
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Turner
There are far worse examples, and a lot of them. I'm having trouble finding them on the spot, though.
Edit: Another super weird case of this is articles on famous child actors that didn't go on to act later in life, but their photo is of them in their 40's or substantially after their heyday. There's so much of that. They're easy examples to find:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Thomas
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Lloyd
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Mazzello
I wonder how much wisdom has been lost bc of this effect.
I feel like society needs to create a much larger incentive for thoughtful people to share their wisdom. Today, you stand to gain status & wealth, but a lot of thoughtful people like Jessica don't care about that.
I think the only solution is to somehow protect them from the disincentive (backlash from the internet mob), but I don't know how.
While we're on the topic, she's also the author of this wonderful book of founder interviews, which is illuminating even 15ish years after publication. I highly recommend it if you haven't come across it yet: https://www.amazon.com/Founders-Work-Stories-Startups-Early/...
While we're on the topic, she's also the author of this wonderful book of founder interviews, which is illuminating even 15ish years after publication. I highly recommend it if you haven't come across it yet: https://www.amazon.com/Founders-Work-Stories-Startups-Early/...
In my bookshelf. But haven’t had the time.