Rod is a 2nd class thinker. His shallow and vague comments impress only the gullible. Why would anyone listen to him?
To refrain from committing the same sin, let me explain that Rod's comment does not show why this blogposting by Godin is 'shallow' or 'vague' and uses the fallacy of 'poisoning the well', by connotating 'listenening to him' with 'acting as if he is a God', leaving no room for someone to say: well, this article is pretty decent, but on the whole I think Godin adds little worth reading.
Examples of 1st class thinkers: Knuth, Sussman, Papadimitriou, Tardos, Vazirani, etc. I admire Jobs for his sense of style. I admire Gates for his business acumen.
I used to like reading Seth Godin. He makes some valid points. However, anyone with a functioning brain is capable of arriving at the same conclusions he does. He does not go into depth because there's no depth to go into. His posts are sweet and fluffy but have zero nutritious value. It's a bunch of truisms that add little to anyone's knowledge.
To refrain from committing the same sin, let me explain that Rod's comment does not show why this blogposting by Godin is 'shallow' or 'vague' and uses the fallacy of 'poisoning the well', by connotating 'listenening to him' with 'acting as if he is a God', leaving no room for someone to say: well, this article is pretty decent, but on the whole I think Godin adds little worth reading.