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by whimsicalism 23 days ago
Yes, I think very easily and I have read examples of this. There are bits of this in the article, but the main thrust attempt to portray Jarred as a greedy asshole enamored with Thiel/VC thought is not about the project and quite clear reading the article. It’s entirely tactless and bitter imo
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embedding-shape 23 days ago
> main thrust attempt to portray Jarred as a greedy asshole enamored with Thiel/VC thought

What made you get that takeaway from the article? I didn't get that feeling at all, mainly seems to be something like "Jarred does some good and some bad, personally I don't agree, still wish him well", but clearly some specific part in the article must have given you this impression, if so what part?

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epestr 23 days ago
The "some good" part reads like it exists as a buffer between other parts which don't sound objective, but rather defensive and personally angry. > Fun fact: people talk to each other. The intention here seems to indicate that Jared could've never known that could happen. It doesn't sound like professional feedback and more how you talk to someone during after a road rage incident.

And the fact that immediately after no "personal criticism" he proceeds to call his behavior "fantasy fever dream." Sometimes presentation matters as much as factuality.

The lack of sources and citation for a pretty one-sided claim doesn't help either.

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whimsicalism 23 days ago
> jumping head first into problems that he was not yet equipped to solve, leading to mediocre outcomes in terms of engineering

> having graduated from the Thiel Fellowship school of thought rather than university, he was essentially groomed from a young age into uncritically embracing the Silicon Valley mindset,

> this "beginner energy" started to hit differently for me. It's one thing to choose a poor work-life balance for oneself; a different thing entirely to demand it of others

> Poor communication, unrealistic expectations, low empathy, no experience

> gets to live out his productivity fantasy fever dream, he's probably already super wealthy. He has minor tech celebrity status.

Frankly, I have trouble seeing how a neutral reader doesn’t see this as a clear personal attack. That the article ends with “I actually don't have any personal criticisms of Jarred” is almost comical given the preceding paragraphs.

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epestr 23 days ago
Even more comical when you realize he couldn't stop himself from immediately following "no personal criticisms of Jarred" with

> gets to live out his productivity fantasy fever dream, he's probably already super wealthy. He has minor tech celebrity status.

in the following paragraph.

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