I suppose I didn't explicitly say that "young pg" would be into hero worship, but I didn't mean to imply the opposite -- I just thought it was a silly thing to be talking about. I was trying to reframe the argument and I guess I didn't succeed.

All these people seem to admire PG, but the way to emulate him is to stop trying to emulate someone else so strongly, stop trying to create an identity by taking giant pieces from people you admire, and take the risk of digging into discovering this stuff for yourself. The path PG tread is now tired and stale. What made PG good was that path he made. But there should be more cognitive dissonance between admiring him as a trailblazer and worshiping him incessantly while trying to emulate the same path he walked.

I like PG too. Don't get me wrong. I like reading his stuff. But this fanboy shit depresses me.

I know you didn't mean to imply to opposite, but you did. Someone who's so busy wouldn't have time for obsessing. As you said.