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Having met him before, his clarity of thought just comes across in this paper as well. Some people are just wired with that talent that makes me so jealous. Ree

Having met him before, his clarity of thought just comes across in this paper as well. Some people are just wired with that talent that makes me so jealous. Reed is one of those people with high EQ and IQ (with the ability of handle his inner Elon diplomatically)

inferiorhuman 4y ago
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- nxmnxm99 4y ago
  - inferiorhuman 4y ago
    Who's envious?
    - chitowneats 4y ago
      The one with "inferior" in their handle.
      - inferiorhuman 4y ago
        And what am I supposed to be envious of?
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- rowanG077 4y ago
  What's worse? Hating people you have never met or idolizing people you have never met? Maybe spend your energy elsewhere instead of getting so worked up that you have to start calling people names.
  - fnordpiglet 4y ago
    All that said, I’m sure he’s a great engineer.
  - inferiorhuman 4y ago
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    - chitowneats 4y ago
      Consider that your perspective on the man is hopelessly warped by the media frenzy surrounding him. Sadly, you are a victim of it just as much as he is.
    - drstewart 4y ago
      What's worse is whatever you're doing here. It's a really ugly look, some may say.
      - inferiorhuman 4y ago
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        dang 4y ago
        Would you please stop? No matter how right you are, fulmination is not what this site is for (and destroys what it is for). https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html Edit: We've had to ask you this quite a few times already: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32289007 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32289007 (July 2022) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32146400 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32146400 (July 2022) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22660362 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22660362 (March 2020) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19438509 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19438509 (March 2019) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19070048 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19070048 (Feb 2019)
- sidibe 4y ago
  You're citing an example of high EQ (unless you think he really means it, which is doubtful). It won't hurt him in any way to say that and he gets credit with Elon and his fans.
  - slibhb 4y ago
    Of course he means it. And praising Elon, who is controversial, could absolutely hurt him. Also, EQ isn't the same as machiavellian scheming to further your self interest.
    - sidibe 4y ago
      Reed Hastings knows too much about creativity to believe that. I don't condone this kind of fake praise, but it is easy, costless and will make you a "good guy" to a little demographic that can be troublesome if aimed at you. Even if the public all sees through Elon and associating with him becomes anathema, it won't bite him at all. I'm reminded of some commercials that kept playing on YouTube a few years ago where John Mayer was calling Kanye the most creative genius he knew. I'm sure he didn't mean it, Kanye is not someone you want to endorse now, and no one cares that Mayer said that.
      - slibhb 4y ago
        You don't like Elon and expect people you hold in esteem to agree even when they state the opposite. I know this is mind-blowing but there exist smart, talented people who disagree with you. And not just about this. Also, the claim that praising Elon is a safer play than condemning him is not obviously true. There are plenty of Elon haters out there who could be "troublsome". Like you and the other guy who lost his shit in this thread.
        sidibe 4y ago
        I don't really dislike Elon. I think he doesn't do things from a bad place but possibly because he's not neurotypical he's been sucked into spending his energy pleasing his craziest fans. We'll have to disagree on Hastings quotes, to me they seem clearly a way to speak nicely about Musk with a wink to those who don't idolize him.
- chitowneats 4y ago
  You can't even mention Musk's name anymore without certain sections of our society spewing absolute venom. Really something to behold.
hackernewds 4y ago
Curious what "inner Elon" implies
- bantunes 4y ago
  The little voice that says something is only worth doing if it boosts your ego somehow.

inferiorhuman 4y ago

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nxmnxm99 4y ago
- inferiorhuman 4y ago
  Who's envious?
  - chitowneats 4y ago
    The one with "inferior" in their handle.
    - inferiorhuman 4y ago
      And what am I supposed to be envious of?
      - deleted 4y ago
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rowanG077 4y ago
What's worse? Hating people you have never met or idolizing people you have never met? Maybe spend your energy elsewhere instead of getting so worked up that you have to start calling people names.
- fnordpiglet 4y ago
  All that said, I’m sure he’s a great engineer.
- inferiorhuman 4y ago
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  - chitowneats 4y ago
    Consider that your perspective on the man is hopelessly warped by the media frenzy surrounding him. Sadly, you are a victim of it just as much as he is.
  - drstewart 4y ago
    What's worse is whatever you're doing here. It's a really ugly look, some may say.
    - inferiorhuman 4y ago
      [flagged]
      - dang 4y ago
        Would you please stop? No matter how right you are, fulmination is not what this site is for (and destroys what it is for). https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html Edit: We've had to ask you this quite a few times already: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32289007 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32289007 (July 2022) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32146400 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32146400 (July 2022) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22660362 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22660362 (March 2020) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19438509 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19438509 (March 2019) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19070048 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19070048 (Feb 2019)
sidibe 4y ago
You're citing an example of high EQ (unless you think he really means it, which is doubtful). It won't hurt him in any way to say that and he gets credit with Elon and his fans.
- slibhb 4y ago
  Of course he means it. And praising Elon, who is controversial, could absolutely hurt him. Also, EQ isn't the same as machiavellian scheming to further your self interest.
  - sidibe 4y ago
    Reed Hastings knows too much about creativity to believe that. I don't condone this kind of fake praise, but it is easy, costless and will make you a "good guy" to a little demographic that can be troublesome if aimed at you. Even if the public all sees through Elon and associating with him becomes anathema, it won't bite him at all. I'm reminded of some commercials that kept playing on YouTube a few years ago where John Mayer was calling Kanye the most creative genius he knew. I'm sure he didn't mean it, Kanye is not someone you want to endorse now, and no one cares that Mayer said that.
    - slibhb 4y ago
      You don't like Elon and expect people you hold in esteem to agree even when they state the opposite. I know this is mind-blowing but there exist smart, talented people who disagree with you. And not just about this. Also, the claim that praising Elon is a safer play than condemning him is not obviously true. There are plenty of Elon haters out there who could be "troublsome". Like you and the other guy who lost his shit in this thread.
      - sidibe 4y ago
        I don't really dislike Elon. I think he doesn't do things from a bad place but possibly because he's not neurotypical he's been sucked into spending his energy pleasing his craziest fans. We'll have to disagree on Hastings quotes, to me they seem clearly a way to speak nicely about Musk with a wink to those who don't idolize him.
chitowneats 4y ago
You can't even mention Musk's name anymore without certain sections of our society spewing absolute venom. Really something to behold.

hackernewds 4y ago

Curious what "inner Elon" implies

bantunes 4y ago
The little voice that says something is only worth doing if it boosts your ego somehow.