I agree. I felt this was one of the weaker posts on a great blog.
The problem with sarcasm is that it allows the writer to frame the opposition in exaggerated, silly terms. For instance, the post derides people who claim VC's are "All stupid, and unnecessary to boot".
Nobody would half a brain would make that claim. Of course capital will still matter, in many cases. But there is still an interesting emerging argument that the cost of server space and programming tools have dropped to the point where bootstrapping has become a real option.
I'd love to see a writer as good and experienced as Marc give me his take on this new trend. Is it a good idea? A bad idea? When would you want to do one rather than the other? This is all lost in the sarcasm format.
But I agree with the other posters here who have pointed out that Marc is just having a little fun taking the piss out of the naysayers. Nothing really wrong with that. I enjoyed the post, but I hope he gets back to his more insightful style in his next post.
The problem with sarcasm is that it allows the writer to frame the opposition in exaggerated, silly terms. For instance, the post derides people who claim VC's are "All stupid, and unnecessary to boot".
Nobody would half a brain would make that claim. Of course capital will still matter, in many cases. But there is still an interesting emerging argument that the cost of server space and programming tools have dropped to the point where bootstrapping has become a real option.
I'd love to see a writer as good and experienced as Marc give me his take on this new trend. Is it a good idea? A bad idea? When would you want to do one rather than the other? This is all lost in the sarcasm format.
But I agree with the other posters here who have pointed out that Marc is just having a little fun taking the piss out of the naysayers. Nothing really wrong with that. I enjoyed the post, but I hope he gets back to his more insightful style in his next post.