Re:How to Be Jason Bourne: Multiple Passports, Swiss Banking...
by pchristensen on Thursday March 05, 2009 @09:10AM
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Ferriss basically says "This stuff is too extreme for me to actually do, but it's freaking awesome to read about."
Re:How to Be Jason Bourne: Multiple Passports, Swiss Banking...
by ibsulon on Thursday March 05, 2009 @10:30AM
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One of the things that makes Strauss's writing so fun is that he's willing to immerse himself into a culture so thoroughly. He has the ability to so thoroughly pass the guards of reason (like, I'm too poor to worry about this stuff!) for the sake of the story.
Re:How to Be Jason Bourne: Multiple Passports, Swiss Banking...
by pchristensen on Thursday March 05, 2009 @09:06AM
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Ferriss basically says "This stuff is too extreme for me to actually do, but it's freaking awesome to read about."
While I can totally relate to the adolescent fantasy of having super-fugitive skills and money stashed all over the world, it seems wasteful if folks take it too seriously.
If this guy had put all this effort and cleverness into a startup rather than paranoia, he would probably have made off quite nicely. Who knows, maybe he will with his book and that was the whole point.
It's funny to see this kinda stuff coming from Tim Ferriss though. Even though his stuff can be pretty cheesy - I love the usual emphasis on simplicity, experimenting, and outsourcing. While a post like this drives traffic, it seems counter to his "message".