On: A16Z blogs are just glorified marketing

[vmurthy]

I'd argue that if you are really interested, you can follow a few academics and read up on their papers etc. Of course, that's a big undertaking but it's the only alternative I can think of given the incentives for pushing shit at us

[akvadrako → vmurthy]

That's just subjecting yourself to more marketing. They're trying to sell you their theory and get you to cite it or even better fund the work.

It's quite common to gloss over arguments or ignore data that don't support their cause.

[gengwyn → akvadrako]

I feel like this is equivocating a bit. Scientific papers exist to put forth an argument and change minds, yes. That’s the entire point of science as an endeavor. It’s not perfect, but if we’re going to define “marketing” as “anytime someone tries to convince me of anything”, I think we’re getting a tad reductionist.