[wigl]

> Well, good for him, but I think he underplays the role these have in his success.

Exactly. Good for Emil, but it's always frustrating to hear survivorship bias preaching. Even the interviewer starts off by saying:

"By the way, I really love your CV - the quirks section was especially fun to read."

It's even more frustrating when I hear non-POC's talk about their journey to some non-western country (and subsequent conquering of fantastical goals like gaining the approval of locals) or pursuit of some sense of foreign culture. It's almost a given that they have internalized and appropriated the ideas (i.e. Buddhism or even worse post-retreat Buddhism). Good for the author to receive such positive feedback for such signaling, but it makes me sad to know that I might not receive the same.

[barry-cotter]

> It's even more frustrating when I hear non-POC's

If you want to talk about white people say white people.