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> What is Wolfram Derangement Syndrome? He writes a lot about himself in every article and makes claims that others find excessive. Commenters get triggered by this and post about how annoying it is. These reactions are just as predictable and just as fixated on Wolfram himself as he is, and in that sense are guilty of the same thing. This repetitive dynamic is what I mean by Wolfram Derangement Syndrome. It has been…
> Commenters get triggered by this and post about how annoying it is. These reactions are just as predictable and just as fixated on Wolfram himself as he is, and in that sense are guilty of the same I agree with the gist of your position, but the wording here is inflammatory (suggesting people are “triggered” rather than justifiably angry) and are obsessing over a man when in my experience his history of similar beh…
I do mean to exhort the community a bit when I post like that. From the HN point of view, it's not interesting to talk about Wolfram's egoic tics because there's nothing new to say or learn about it. It's simply a recitation of old resentments that have been circulating since before HN existed. We ought to be able to recognize this and turn our attention to more interesting things—and Wolfram does usually have more interesting things to say.