> The goal is to give them writing that transforms them into someone with more legitimacy
So, a propaganda arm for the VC founder's pet political philosophies. Nice!
neilv 3 hours ago [-]
In a way, I found that part refreshingly honest. And I had roughly the same read of it as you did.
The article talks more about what they mean by legitimacy.
pcmaffey 8 minutes ago [-]
Danco’s writing is really great.* I’m sad he’s going to work for the enshittification engine of the tech industry.
*He writes with a different perspective, sometimes too reductive in his analogies and analysis, but I don’t need to agree with everything to appreciate writing that cares about ideas.
ttoinou 4 hours ago [-]
Why use so much italics ? Makes him
look like a teenager craving for attention.
We can read just fine, we don’t need to be told which words are most important
> Don't be curmudgeonly. Thoughtful criticism is fine, but please don't be rigidly or generically negative.
> Please don't complain about tangential annoyances—e.g. article or website formats, name collisions, or back-button breakage. They're too common to be interesting.
throwawaymaroon 28 minutes ago [-]
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gjvc 1 hours ago [-]
try using IRIX
flipgimble 2 hours ago [-]
As someone who works in tech outside of the SV bubble this sounds like epicenter of marketing VC “enshittification” as being somehow “innovation”.
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* [HN, A16Z Blogs Are Just Glorified Marketing (frankzliu.com), 2024-04-01](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39901289)
So, a propaganda arm for the VC founder's pet political philosophies. Nice!
The article talks more about what they mean by legitimacy.
*He writes with a different perspective, sometimes too reductive in his analogies and analysis, but I don’t need to agree with everything to appreciate writing that cares about ideas.
We can read just fine, we don’t need to be told which words are most important
maybe take a look at the guidelines
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
> Don't be curmudgeonly. Thoughtful criticism is fine, but please don't be rigidly or generically negative.
> Please don't complain about tangential annoyances—e.g. article or website formats, name collisions, or back-button breakage. They're too common to be interesting.