Taking stock after 13 years

jacquesmattheij.com

67 points·emmanuelory··9 comments

Note: for context, look at http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2341715 (al3x.net: "Not a waste"), which was a reply to http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2337745 ("Entreporn, The Fallacy That Wastes Your Life").

I also replied to al3x here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2342918

Sorry for missing that!

Thanks jacquesm for showing us that it is possible to be content without being complacent, to persuade without proselytizing, to educate without ego obstructions.

My praise would probably be over the top were OP a standalone post, but I reckon it deserves that recognition given the contrast in tone with the posts it references. Hopefully OP inspires more rationality (http://lesswrong.com/lw/31/what_do_we_mean_by_rationality/) and balanced writing in submissions/comments.

Clearly jacquesm still reads HN. Why not just comment here instead of putting the comments on a separate site? :)

I guess instead of commenting on a whole heap of stuff all the time he now focuses on one issue and goes a lot more in depth. Probably makes it easier to segregate the day without wasting to much time reading and engaging on to much on HN.

because you get greater ROI by getting more traffic, getting more ways to monetize it, and owning what you produce. Posting on another site has benefits but it still is sharecropping.

great article. it's refreshing hearing from someone who feel secure about their life.

Awesome article :) Very well written

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