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Earlier quoted context omitted.
Try reading it again carefully?
There’s no shattering moment here. If you have something meaningful to share, state it plainly. Otherwise take your koans to koans r us.
Every month the disciple faithfully sent his Master an account of his progress. In the first month he wrote: “I feel an expansion of consciousness and experience my oneness with the universe.” The Master glanced at the note and threw it away. The following month, this is what he had to say: “I have finally discovered that the Divine is present in all things.” The Master seemed disappointed. The third month the discip…
The student approached the VC Master and said: "Master, I am troubled and have journeyed far to seek your legendary wisdom. My business has [specific problem X]. What should I do?" The VC Master replied: "Ah, I see your confusion. All the mental energy that you use to elaborate your misery has clouded your mind. The wise man spends zero time on what he could have done and all of his time on what he might do." In that…
Usually something like. A student is brushing his teeth. The teacher walks in and explodes. And then student was enlightened.
Oh, when you really screw up, as with Crowdstrike, they care.
I find this ironic because there was a lot of media reporting about the author and his business partner deciding to start making big political donations in a transparently self-serving move nobody with any semblance of integrity would make. So, obviously, people do care, especially all the ones who stand to lose if rich guys like Andreessen and Horowitz get their money's worth from their political donations (and I do…