[PRL] New Paul Graham essay

[Eli Barzilay]

I think that the superficial hook is very good at making it a load of
crap, but it'd be fine being that even without it.  (As someone who
has plenty of opinions about things that are wrong in this country,
I'd expect myself to agree with him, but I don't.  He seems to follow
the same self-illusion americans have (which is so often pushed by
(badly designed) movies) that *everybody* here is a non-conformist
individual (just try to watch any teen movie and witness the creative
hero being Really Unique by doing things that a everybody does).
Following this illusion is IMO the main thing that makes this crap.)

On Jan 26, Matthias Felleisen wrote:
> Funny. I wrote to Paul congratulating him on the high school essay, 
> because it is the first one that didn't trigger a violent desire in me 
> to write a counter-essay.
> 
> The design essay is flawed for other reasons, not just the superficial 
> hook. -- Matthias
> 
> 
> On Jan 26, 2005, at 9:55 AM, Greg Pettyjohn wrote:
> 
> > I didn't make it past the first page, partly 'cause I've too much to 
> > do and partly 'cause, so far the essay
> > is a load of crap.
> >
> > The Boeing Aerospace company flies in the face of Graham's notion of 
> > the impatient american designer.
> > (I also agree that an Italian would likely find the Northeast to be 
> > ugly. Perhaps this Italian lives near the Alps.
> > Anyway, I think the Paul Graham should spend more time in the 
> > Northwest.)
> >
> >
> > On Jan 26, 2005, at 9:01 AM, Matthias Felleisen wrote:
> >
> >> That's actually relatively old. Read his high school graduation 
> >> speech -- Matthias
> >>
> >>
> >> On Jan 26, 2005, at 1:07 AM, Paul A. Steckler wrote:
> >>
> >>> For fans of Paul Graham, this one's hot off the
> >>> (virtual) presses:
> >>>
> >>>   http://www.changethis.com/12.MadeInUSA

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