laughfactory 2 hours ago

I completely and utterly disagree. Simon is no gifter. Intellectually lazy snobs think that any time someone has genuine delight and excitement about something that they’re “grifting.” Also, for anyone who is trying (regardless of whether they are succeeding) the to make money—that isn’t synonymous with “grifting.” God, some of you need a better relationship with a dictionary.

Plus, it seems some of y’all love to hate the very industry which puts a roof over your head. You’re hoping and praying that it all burns down—yet where will that leave you? How do you feel about becoming a plumber—-until the robots take that job?

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dbaman a day ago

Gonna have to disagree with you there chief.

I've followed SimonW for quite some time and bullshit/grifting is just NOT something he does.

On the contrary, I've learned a great deal from him and appreciate his contributions.

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  • koakuma-chan a day ago

    I used to follow Fireship, I even have him connected on LinkedIn. Look where he is now. I also used to follow simonw, but I think he is going down the same spiral.

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    • antonvs a day ago

      Where is Fireship now? I sometimes watch their 100-second summary videos, but I know nothing else about them.

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      • koakuma-chan a day ago

        His channel is apparently owned by a "private equity" and his videos have largely become ads.

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  • bakugo a day ago

    > I've learned a great deal from him

    What have you learned, other than "[latest AI grift] is the future and I should invest all my money into it now"?

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