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    1. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 9 Oct 2014

      "You will be rewarded careerwise for quietly producing great work" is one of the most instrumentally harmful memes to internalize.

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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 10 Oct 2014
      Replying to @patio11

      @patio11 There are places where it's true. I think it's better to seek them out than to start prizing self-promotion over good work.

      10:49 AM - 10 Oct 2014
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        1. Chris Allen (Easter!)‏ @bitemyapp 10 Oct 2014
          Replying to @paulg

          .@paulg @patio11 There's a marketplace for YC startups and their products where promotion makes sense, but not one for labor?

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        1. vint serp‏ @ZackMaril 10 Oct 2014
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          @paulg @patio11 can you provide an example of places like that?

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        2. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 10 Oct 2014
          Replying to @ZackMaril

          @ZackMaril @patio11 Startups! The startups that win are the ones that make what users want, not those who talk most.

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        1. look at all those chickens‏ @tilmonedwards 10 Oct 2014
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          @paulg @patio11 He said nothing about favoring self-promotion over good work. Only that great work is not sufficient.

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        2. look at all those chickens‏ @tilmonedwards 10 Oct 2014
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          @paulg @patio11 And I think it's true that people overwhelmingly don't notice when everything is running smoothly. People notice exceptions.

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        1. Jason Punyon‏ @JasonPunyon 10 Oct 2014
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          @paulg @patio11 Having come to one of those places, yes there are. However, they are far too few and far between to bank on them.

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        2. Jason Punyon‏ @JasonPunyon 10 Oct 2014
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          @paulg @patio11 It's "Do awesome stuff AND tell people about it.", nor OR.

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        1. Jeremy Wohl‏ @jeremiahcode 10 Oct 2014
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          @paulg @patio11 Patrick has said do great work and talk about it. That isn't prizing self-promotion _over_ good work.

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