I wonder when Troy will start caring about being carbon neutral, especially when he's in a financial position to be so.
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#12I wonder when Troy will start caring about being carbon neutral, especially when he's in a financial position to be so.
Could he be more carbon neutral in releasing a book, than making it ebook-only, which he seems to have done here?
Look at his Twitter, he owns cars, boats, a multi-storey house on the Gold Coast without any solar panels
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#13He really is full of himself, isn't he?
Aren't we all, to an extent? Otherwise you and I wouldn't be posting our thoughts/opinions here for all to read.
I agree, but the difference between some anonymous comments with the intent of sharing ideas and opinions, vs a low effort book composed of a compilation of random blog posts of a narcissist, with the whole thing being around him and not the ideas that it should express is a whole new thing.
But you are technically right
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#14As soon as I saw Troy's post about this in my news feed, I thought I'd buy it immediately, but $39 is a lot for this sort of thing. I've bought similar books from tech bloggers and they've been closer to $15.
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#15He really is full of himself, isn't he?
…and yet the best selling genre year in and year out in the US is self-help. “Losers whine about giving their best, winners go home and %#$& the Prom Queen.” - The Rock
That quote makes me feel bad for the Prom Queen.
Congrats, you're a trophy with a tiara.
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#16He really is full of himself, isn't he?
…and yet the best selling genre year in and year out in the US is self-help. “Losers whine about giving their best, winners go home and %#$& the Prom Queen.” - The Rock
That's a very misogynist quote that doesn't belong in HN, in my humble opinion.
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#17As soon as I saw Troy's post about this in my news feed, I thought I'd buy it immediately, but $39 is a lot for this sort of thing. I've bought similar books from tech bloggers and they've been closer to $15.
Agreed. I'm a fan of Troy's, but for a non-physical copy, it's too much money.
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#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
Aren't we all, to an extent? Otherwise you and I wouldn't be posting our thoughts/opinions here for all to read.
I agree, but the difference between some anonymous comments with the intent of sharing ideas and opinions, vs a low effort book composed of a compilation of random blog posts of a narcissist, with the whole thing being around him and not the ideas that it should express is a whole new thing. But you are technically right
There are many books that are compilations of articles and blog posts.
I've read several. I had never read the original posts and found it quite enjoyable. Short, sharp chapters that are easy to pick up and put down.
I'm not sure it's low effort. There is effort spent writing the original posts and then reviewing and compiling them into a cohesive narrative.
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#19Is one of the review blurbs "I only read the intro and the epilogue written by other people, but those were great"? I guess that is the only new content, but that's a strange choice to publish in promotion of your book.
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#20He really is full of himself, isn't he?
Aren't we all, to an extent? Otherwise you and I wouldn't be posting our thoughts/opinions here for all to read.
Mmmh, no? If we were all full of ourselves we will try to be opinion *leaders*. Giving your opinion from time to time on a forum like HN doesn't imply you aspire to be an opinion leader or recognized public figure in your niche.