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has JD done any writing (books or posts) that would put him in a tech visionary realm? If so I'd like to see it. Otherwise not sure why he's answering these questions

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has JD done any writing (books or posts) that would put him in a tech visionary realm?

Building society-changing products and startups doesn't count anymore? Twitter seems like a pretty big deal.

right but the questions have nothing to do with those society-changing products. it would be delightful if the question was "how are you going to save Twitter", but nope, it's more of useless "how are you so great" and "what will future be like"

Exactly. And he seems to overcompensate for that lack by using some bizarrely complicated language like the "minimization of atoms".

Contrast that to the clear pg-style "write like you talk" writing of Musk, who has bona fide visionary credentials:

https://www.tesla.com/blog/secret-tesla-motors-master-plan-j...

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