Typical, Matt “NPD” Mullenweg. Who’s surprised at this point?
We? It’s not we. When leadership speaks it should be accountable (<<< edit. Fixed autocorrect error) If not, by definition, that’s not leadership. This isn’t the first time - nor will it be the last - MM shamelessly shows his true colors.
Mullenweg has created a culture of groupthink. But that’s what cult leaders do… Surround themselves with “yes’ers.” He’s upset because his gaslighting has run its course and there’s a lack of new cult members willing to drink his Kool Aid. He’s upset cause he’s loved to beat the quantity drum (read: market share) and now the market is finding quality elsewhere.
Screen size is probably responsible for a vast majority of the homogeneous of the internet; but that a good thing. The space has matured and horrible experiences fewer. There’s a fine line between creativity and bullshit. Less bullshitting is a good thing.
p.s. Perhaps “quirky” is less because it’s simply not fulfilling? Too often it’s visual gaslighting pretending to be design?
I have to giggle a bit. Isn’t CF7 the plugin that was notorious for enqueuing its scripts on every page, even the pages w/out a CF7 form? A known non-best practice that many would call a bug, yet was never fixed? In how many years??
So I guess this means that’s never going to be fix? Good to know.
What proof do you have that there is a difference between the Team Red and Team Blue, other than your not on the team you’re railing against.
For example, given Nancy Pelosi’s effectiveness as an investor, she was effectively a highly successful day trader with a side hustle as a representative of her constituents.
Framing this as a Left v Right, is at best, naive.
Trump's second-term clemencies so far have forgiven criminal debts of more than $1.5 billion. That's over 2,000x the amount amount eliminated by Biden's pardons ($680,000).
These pardons go to convicted criminals who have ties to Trump and his administration, or who have donated significant sums to Trump.
It is very obvious the current administrating is the most corrupt administration in modern history by several orders of magnitude.
And what of Pelosi and the like? The problem is, you’re not able to measure what you cannot see.
For example, the obvious… Epstein Files. That went on for how long? Involved hundreds if not thousands of (mostly) men of power. Bill Clinton comes to mind.
Just because you couldn’t see the corruption doesn’t mean it wasn’t there.
Your bias is blinding you. The System is corrupted. Full stop.
How do we know? Look who is in the WH. How can a fair and just system lead to that? You’re failing for the “OMG! Look at him!!” narrative. A narrative brought to you by the people whose incompetence and negligence led to Trump. A narrative that distracts from their failures. You should be asking: How did we get here? Who is accountable? But you’re not.
I'd guess... 6% for non-AI written? I'm thinking "debugging" in production means there's already a bug in production, so a very gentle term for a SEV/incident.
I’d be curious to know how many people suffering from depression have been diagnosed with NPD. Focusing too much on oneself - like the writer of this substack- is unhealthy. If it doesn’t drive you mad, at the very least you’ll end up depressed.
A normal standard level of happiness comes from thinking about other things and other people.
Obviously the brain is a physical organ, like the heart, lungs or eyes, brains can be “defective.” You can’t think your way out of schizophrenia. That said, the power of thought and meta cognition (and neuroplasticity) is underestimated far more than it’s overestimated.
I’m the author. I think the typical knee-jerk reaction would be to debate whether or not I have NPD (and I actually have thought about it) but I do agree that essentially too much introspection can be bad and that it’s critical to get out of your head and focus on the world around you. As much as I had a visceral reaction to the Marc Andreessen video that was going around, I have to admit I understood too well what he was talking about.
In my case, I believe it’s something a bit more than that — for instance, I feel DRASTICALLY different under, say, certain kinds of drugs, indicating that this might be a chemical thing, and I also have not felt this way until somewhat recently going off prescription medication.
This isn’t to say that I wouldn’t also benefit from essentially being forced to stop looking inward (i.e. have a job, get married, have kids, devote life to charity, etc.). But one of the issues I try to write about is that feeling the way I do makes even leaving the house a chore. It’s like having some kind of infection where the only antidote comes in the form of a 16 inch needle you have to plunge directly into your heart.
To clarify, I wasn’t trying to belittle you. While the internet is fond of spreading myths about narcissism, few actual realize NPD is a proper disorder in the DSM-5.
Btw, there are two types of NPD. The typical over the top bravado version, and the less recognizable “passive aggression “ version. Same core inner issues, just two different defense mechanisms.
Things I’ve read that you might find fascinating a/o helpful:
- The Courage to be Disliked. This book change my lens on human behavior - my own, as well as that of others.
- Just about anything by Ellen Langer. She’s exceptional at challenging the status quo, and making “Gee, I never thought of that in that way” observations.
- 50 Psychology Classics by Tom Butler Bowden. Even the brief summaries have helpful ideas.
Again, I apologize if I stepped on your toes. That was not my intention. TBH I recently left a relationship where my exGF sounded a lot like you in many ways. In addition, Tho she said she was a recovering alcoholic, I’m convinced she suffered from NPD and recovery and AA simple fit that profile (I.e., lack of accountability, made playing the victim card easy, using it as a tool for manipulation, etc.)(1) I don’t beliefe it was intentional per se, as much as over a lifetime she had crafted a lifestyle for so long that it was perfectly natural for her. It wasn’t a defense mechanism. It was as natural as breathing. This will all make more sense once you read The Courage to Be Disliked
No worries, I didn’t get that sense. I just think most people would probably felt the need to defend themselves (and I did, albeit briefly, before reconsidering what you were saying, which, like I mentioned, I agree with). Thanks for the references, I wasn’t aware of the other version of NPD. I haven’t read the Courage to be Disliked but I’ll check it out.
Just because you start this lean doesn’t mean you should stay that way. Perhaps he’s now spending too much time managing his stack and not enough time on product development, customer service, a/o growth.
In other words, what gets you to $10k MRR isn’t the same thing(s) for 2x, 5x, or 10x that.
Leader create more / new leaders. That isn’t happening. MM has only himself to blame
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