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Not to mention that this is the exact same math used to determine the market capitalizations of all companies.

Linkbait gets you links, it also destroys your credibility. Which, by the way, is the reason I read hacker news and not any of the other numerous alternatives.

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HN (front page) is still very susceptible to linkbait, though - Techcrunch are particularly good at "gaming" HN.

I wonder if people on this site have always been so weary of 37signals, or if the company's reputation has just slowly eroded with all the meagre diatribes.

The 37signals folks are interesting: as product designers and product managers, I have the utmost respect for them. As observers of the VC scene, their opinions and observations are often useless. That said, if you don't want to go the VC route and instead want to have a go at building a successful business without outside financing, I think Getting Real and Rework are must-reads.

Genius is rarely universal. William Shockley invented the transistor — yes, a gross oversimplification — but was an advocate of eugenics. Henry Ford and Charles Lindbergh? Nazi sympathizers. No, I don't think Jason Fried, DHH, and co. are monsters, but these high-profile examples show that skill, talent, or insight in one area do not necessarily transfer to others. Not everyone is a Leonardo da Vinci.

You could have found other examples than supporters of eugenics and nazi sympathizers to argue that "genius is rarely universal".

Instead you make hair-raising comparisons and close by writing: "I don't think Jason Fried, DHH, and co. are monsters, but".

This is a low form of an ad-hominem attack.

Yeah I wonder how 37signals decided critiquing the finance press was in their circle of competence.

What's next, a forbes article debating static and dynamic typing? :p

Makes me wonder who the real wizards of bullshit are.

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