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In past lives I’ve raced snowboards, jumped out of planes, and lived in the jungle

I'm so glad the author added that line, signalling his credibility. I'm even more impressed by Medium's stack when I know the guy responsible for it skydives. The coolness of this dude is overwhelming me now.

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While I don't particularly like your tone, I found the inclusion of that entire paragraph surprising. The paragraph immediately before it states:

> Where the quality of the idea matters, not the author’s qualifications.

It is then followed by the paragraph you talk about, specifically meant to showcase the authors's qualifications.

I don't want to be completely defined by my work, but at the same time didn't want to be overly verbose talking about myself.

Also, the original interview had this section as multiple questions; it was collapsed into a single paragraph during editing.

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