[johnthealy3]

This article resonated with me quite a bit, the Bridgewater connection notwithstanding. People love to sensationalize Ray Dalio as a cult figure and, at the same time, seem to not be able to stand how successful his firm has been. My encounters with Bridgewater staff (interviewers, friends, and a day onsite) all struck me as unusual but refreshing, even though at the time 7-10 years ago I could not succeed in that environment. Nowadays, I find myself shooting for a similar level of transparency in my work and personal life and being much more successful because of it.

This is a case study of distorted news from an individual who understands the motivations behind it like few others, because he has been targeted by this sort of distortion more consistently than most. Those motivations include:

- pressure from management to spin a story a certain way - the reporter's personal desire to confirm his/her point of view - the desire to put down success stories to feel better about oneself

The distortion of news is not the only place in the world where these forces are at play, but given the platform news organizations have, we must find a way to control for them.