It Makes Sense to Fear Aboriginal Companies

It Makes Sense to Fear Aboriginal Companies(medium.com)

2 points by McDoku 10 years ago | 4 comments

daveloyall 10 years ago |

The author says that Google and Github imitate aboriginal methods.

Later, he says that we are right to fear aboriginal companies.

Wait, what are aboriginal companies? Google and Github? They are failing, is that why we should fear them? Or we should fear them because they have lost their way, and that this is also making them fail is merely incidental?

I'm confused.

I thought this article was going to be about tribal founders or something.

McDoku 10 years ago | |

I argued for parallel development, not necessarily imitation. Though methodology does not exist in a vacuum, but parallel development does occur. So what if I was making that argument? What if it was true? Would it offend you?

I mean that we are right to fear something that makes us confront a difficult part of our self.

Learning is painful and hard. It is rational to fear those lessons. But to run from them means lacking courage and it is this courage that is behind any true greatness in the world.

Thanks for commenting btw

daveloyall 10 years ago | | |

...Making what argument? I don't understand. I guess I don't understand what positions are on the table, much less which one you support.

That's pretty direct criticism of your writing style, I guess. I'm doing it because you are talking about subjects I am interested in, and I think we're on the same side. I'd like to see more and improvement.

Cheers.