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Re:Marc Andreessen: “Take the Ego Out of Ideas” by rhizome on Friday April 07, 2017 @03:20PM (#14062737)
It's not really hero worship

Here's a thought experiment: what was Marc Andreesen's last idea? How much ego was in it: none, some, or a lot?

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Re:Marc Andreessen: “Take the Ego Out of Ideas” by M_Grey on Friday April 07, 2017 @03:27PM (#14062791)
I'm not really disagreeing with the point that I suspect you're making, I'm just saying that it's a lot more cynical than "hero worship".
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Re:Marc Andreessen: “Take the Ego Out of Ideas” by rhizome on Friday April 07, 2017 @04:04PM (#14063083)
Do you mean "insidious," in that the tech celebrities that people use as role models might be charlatans?
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Re:Marc Andreessen: “Take the Ego Out of Ideas” by M_Grey on Friday April 07, 2017 @04:12PM (#14063135)
...I didn't say "insidious" at all.
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