Writing is power transfer technology

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neilv · 1h ago

Relevant prior discussion:

* [HN, A16Z Blogs Are Just Glorified Marketing (frankzliu.com), 2024-04-01](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39901289)

ambicapter · 2h ago

> 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 · 1h 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.

ttoinou · 1h 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

random3 · 1h ago

smile

maybe take a look at the guidelines

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Writing is power transfer technology

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