Not really. The highest compliment of an artist is that they are "earnest". Founders need a lot more than the qualities of an artist. The analytical aspect is just as important as the emotional and creative aspects.
He built his own static site generator in lisp. The titles to his essays are actually images, because back in the 90's, that was the way you got nice fonts.
I read that I now I feel like an impostor... 😣
Am I passionate about the problem I'm solving, or am I passionate about being great at solving that problem and then the accouterments that may bring?
I wish Paul Graham runs their site over HTTPS :)
Not really. The highest compliment of an artist is that they are "earnest". Founders need a lot more than the qualities of an artist. The analytical aspect is just as important as the emotional and creative aspects.
It’s a nice exploration of earnestness.
I don’t use this word very much, my impression is that there is a negative association that many people have with this personal trait.
Even if there are sides to it that are good and appreciated, it’s often a criticism in disguise (or can be interpreted as such). So I just avoid it.
He must have read my comment when @Imshashank asked what's great about IH !
This article by Graham not so great imo. Maybe inspired by having too many non-earnest founders in his pool.
This was a great read and certainly hit close to home 😅
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I think he gets a pass, since his blog's style has been the same since 2004-2005ish. Here's the formatting for an old post of his: https://web.archive.org/web/20051231044953/http://paulgraham.com/wealth.html
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He built his own static site generator in lisp. The titles to his essays are actually images, because back in the 90's, that was the way you got nice fonts.
Even better
Earnestness
at the top is a gif haha.Talk about efficiency 😎