[ElProlactin]

> Could a better or more polite writer have convinced you with the same shape of logic?

If you're writing in an attempt to convince people of something, isn't how you deliver the message of critical importance?

This is basic Sales 101. The way you sell (products, services, ideas, etc.) is directly related to how successful you are.

[sumeno]

He is not writing his blog to convince people, his primary audience already agrees.

That doesn't make him wrong.

[ElProlactin]

> He is not writing his blog to convince people, his primary audience already agrees.

He's selling a paid newsletter, so at least one of his motivations is to make money. His target subscribers are certainly people who lean towards his viewpoint but he still needs to do some convincing because the market of people who are open if not warm to his thesis is much bigger than the market of people who already share his thesis.

> That doesn't make him wrong.

I think it's way too early for anyone pontificating about AI, the economics of AI, etc. to be declared "wrong" or "right". This is going to take years, if not decades, to play out.

[watwut]

Subscription based writing is all about writing for audience that agrees. Yes it creates bubbles, but economic of it is "people paying to read stuff they agree with".

[ElProlactin]

I think this author makes a number of good points. So I'm part of that audience "that agrees" to a large extent.

But I would never consider subscribing to this newsletter and the biggest reason is the writing style/tone. I find it unpleasant.

So even when people agree with you, you can lose them by being abrasive, unpleasant, unlikable.