He doesn't take himself too seriously. Whereas many see him as a troll, I think he's a true contrarian in a sea of fashionable contrarians.
It's a pretty........... interesting read. http://www.metafilter.com/102472/How-to-Get-a-Real-Education...
Good thing PG only updates his footnotes when people "misunderstand" him.
I can't tell if he's using the plannedchaos accounts on various sites to seriously defend himself by proxy, or is it that he thinks the Internet is a load of pixels on a screen that unlike some of us he just doesn't take it very seriously?
Edit: somebody commented below that Scott is now a professional troll, and I'm inclined to think that they're probably right!
His blog is a lot of fun when you realize he's doing it for fun.
But he makes accurate predictions. Consistently. You can't ignore that.
Adams claims Trump is popular because Trump is persuasive. Trump is certainly a good orator, but that's not the only reason.
Do you remember when Trump spearheaded the birthers during the 2008 election? He knew he could channel working class frustration by appealing to xenophobia and racism.
> Most of those authors don't believe their predictions are likely to pan out. They're making calculated bets that in the unlikely event they guessed right, they will become famous. That's worth a fortune in future speaking gigs and book deals
1. https://web.archive.org/web/20110421130209/http://www.dilber...?
"With the blog in particular, the explicit model is that I write down whatever dumbass theory pops into my head and try to sell it as God’s final word. Then my readers shred it in the comment section, or sometimes say it’s an old idea that’s already been done. Taken out of context, many of my blog posts and even my Wall Street Journal articles would look like the crazy rantings of a guy who thinks he has all the answers to fix the entire world. At best, that’s only half true."
Over the years I've learned many things from following Adams' blog. He recommended Cialdini's books on persuasion, which are a must read for all sales people and all entrepreneurs (because we are salespeople, like it or not). His financial advice [1] is rock solid, and his latest book on goal-oriented vs. systems-oriented thinking was also an eye-opener.
TLDR: I like the dude.
[1] https://www.mattcutts.com/blog/scott-adams-financial-advice/