There’s something darkly funny about the idea that one would need to “be a shark,” “move fast and break things,” threaten and coerce employees,” “”crush enemies”...
All to… publish a podcast of already written articles? Do some career coaching?
(All this isn’t to say where I side on the broader discussion. I think the focus now should be on figuring out the key issues here, and I don’t think comments like this help with that. I’m fine with comments like this in smaller channels or with way fewer upvotes, but feel very awkward seeing this on top.)
I can imagine a world where someone, driven by high levels of insecurity and low self-esteem, would go to great lengths to control those around them, despite the personal cost. In a Spotify podcast about narcissism that I once listened to, the author shared stories of people who pretended to have a serious illness like cancer, even going so far as to shave their heads and induce vomiting, all in an attempt to control their romantic partners.
There’s something darkly funny about the idea that one would need to “be a shark,” “move fast and break things,” threaten and coerce employees,” “”crush enemies”...
All to… publish a podcast of already written articles? Do some career coaching?
I feel like this is a cheap shot, and don’t like seeing it on the top of this discussion.
I think it can be easy to belittle the accomplishments of basically any org. Most startups seem very unimpressive when they’re small.
A very quick review would show other initiatives they’ve worked on. Just go to their tag, for instance:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/topics/nonlinear-fund
(All this isn’t to say where I side on the broader discussion. I think the focus now should be on figuring out the key issues here, and I don’t think comments like this help with that. I’m fine with comments like this in smaller channels or with way fewer upvotes, but feel very awkward seeing this on top.)
I can imagine a world where someone, driven by high levels of insecurity and low self-esteem, would go to great lengths to control those around them, despite the personal cost. In a Spotify podcast about narcissism that I once listened to, the author shared stories of people who pretended to have a serious illness like cancer, even going so far as to shave their heads and induce vomiting, all in an attempt to control their romantic partners.