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there's a weird disgust twinge whenever i see a "connector" type that is more successful than the "source" that inspired the bulk of the connector's content even though the value prop of pre-digesting sth indigestible IS a valuable and needed service

this is especially true if the Source is still alive and just continuously delving into more and more esoteric things with no secular concern but even if the source is dead (carnegie, jung, watts, durant, etc...) it still feels "weird"

2 possible reasons one is that the act of pre-digesting is also an act of interpretation which necessarily adds bias. the disgust twinge for e.g. is heightened when the connector is wrapping up the content under a Brand & heavily marketed via a Mission

just like an overly complex javascript framework *cough* angularjsrxjs *cough* that tries to "wash" away the original idea via layers and layers of "ME ME ME ME ME this is the RIGHT way to view the world" everything ends up tainted by the interpreter's pov

another is that connector types tend to increase the size of groups as well as embed themselves into the centers of these groups e.g. there is an incentive for group think and also an urge to serve as the "center" of the group

all these attributes: self-righteous interpretation, egoic layering, group think, hypocritical tyranny, etc.. are all dog virtues...

now... all thought is derivative so one can make a claim that there isn't any such thing as a "true" source however in practice there is a visceral AHA feeling when someone seems to have RECREATED Source (and thus becomes a new Source) vs someone who is just marketing