Are you <i>actually</i> open-minded?

6 comments

26 Jun 2004

Thoughts

I just read Paul Graham's essay "What can't you say". Well, what I can say, was that it was an excellent read. I'd recommend it to anyone else too (especially if you think you don't like to think like everyone else). It was pretty long though (mind you, I'm also a really slow reader), but here's a sample, read the article it if you're still interested after this quote (heck, read it even you're not :-):

Let's start with a test: Do you have any opinions that you would be reluctant to express in front of a group of your peers?

If the answer is no, you might want to stop and think about that. If everything you believe is something you're supposed to believe, could that possibly be a coincidence? Odds are it isn't. Odds are you just think whatever you're told.

I still plan on reading the second part "Re: What can't you say".

Peanut Gallery

>> Do you have any opinions

27 Jun 2004 - 12:04am

>> Do you have any opinions that you would be reluctant to express in front of a group of your peers?

I wouldn't be surprised if the US didn't land on the moon. Java sucks. Fuck the queen. I have a bigger penis than Jesus.

Happy? You want me to say anything else controversial?

This dude is a pretentious

Konop

27 Jun 2004 - 9:58pm

This dude is a pretentious wanker. Say that PK! Actually it's cool he likes LISP, but wtf is up with that essay? It sounds like HonC after toking a few... not that there's anything wrong with that.