Allen Christian

I make videos for @flickeringmyth and @FMyth_Gaming

I have wildly unpopular opinions that people with like interests really despise.

[Allen Christian @SAllenChristian]

@bpickar @BasedAcidity @atrupar @WalterIsaacson Worshipping marketers. Jesus Christ. Reevaluate your ethics.

[Allen Christian @SAllenChristian]

@bpickar @BasedAcidity @atrupar @WalterIsaacson Literally the only good thing about the early Apple computers were their technical achievements. Commodore outsold them constantly, at every turn. Steve Jobs almost wrecked the company with the Macintosh.

[Allen Christian @SAllenChristian]

@bpickar @BasedAcidity @atrupar @WalterIsaacson Jobs did almost nothing to sell the computer. He just convinced Woz to go into business. If it's business achievements you're looking for in early personal computing, Jack Tramiel did a far better job, and he didn't demand anyone call him a genius.

[Allen Christian @SAllenChristian]

@bpickar @BasedAcidity @atrupar @WalterIsaacson God, no wonder America is just rot built on top of rot.

[Allen Christian @SAllenChristian]

@bpickar @BasedAcidity @atrupar @WalterIsaacson This is the point. This shit is a fucking lie and it's shitty to spread it.

[Allen Christian @SAllenChristian]

@bpickar @BasedAcidity @atrupar @WalterIsaacson No, the examples of charismatic assholes who have convinced a bunch of dopes that they're geniuses are legion. It usually comes from insecurity. Woz invented most aspects of personal computing in his spare time. He's an absolute teddy bear.

[Allen Christian @SAllenChristian]

@bpickar @BasedAcidity @atrupar @WalterIsaacson If you're really loose with your definition of genius or just plain dumb, I guess.

[Allen Christian @SAllenChristian]

@bpickar @BasedAcidity @atrupar @WalterIsaacson Which, if you'll recall, was my entire point. Isaacson brushed that awfulness under the rug. He acknowledged it, but largely dismissed it as a quirk of genius. It is not.

[Allen Christian @SAllenChristian]

@bpickar @BasedAcidity @atrupar @WalterIsaacson No, there's value in what he did. But that doesn't make him a genius, and it doesn't excuse the fact that he was just an awful fucking human being.

[Allen Christian @SAllenChristian]

@desikitteh @name_n_digits @ImmaMess101 @tonybellerose @PalmerReport And yet they still benefited from it and are unlikely to ever be destitute. "Money is a curse" they say as they were set on a path to a decent life by that money, even if there was some unpleasantness there. Cry us a river.

[Allen Christian @SAllenChristian]

@bpickar @BasedAcidity @atrupar @WalterIsaacson I'm just waiting for you to list a talent. "Charismatic leader" isn't a talent. "Product visionary" is nonsense corporate speak. I'll tell you what his talents were: Advertising, abusing people, and taking too much credit.

[Allen Christian @SAllenChristian]

@bpickar @BasedAcidity @atrupar @WalterIsaacson You can't be a "skilled manager" and wildly abusive to everyone under you at the same time.

[Allen Christian @SAllenChristian]

@bpickar @BasedAcidity @atrupar @WalterIsaacson Lol. He didn't create shit. He happened to be friends with an actual genius who actually did make large strides in developing the personal computer. His biggest accomplishment was popularizing capacitive touchscreen phones. Creating value isn't a talent. What was his talent?

[Allen Christian @SAllenChristian]

@name_n_digits @ImmaMess101 @tonybellerose @PalmerReport I'm not jealous at all. I do just fine for myself. I just viciously dislike "less is more" messaging coming from someone who will never truly know what having less means.

[Allen Christian @SAllenChristian]

@BarisErsoy92 @TrumpCPA @LexSportsCards @union_buster666 @byranwilson @richsignorelli What's it matter to you? I heard from somewhere that you don't give a fuck about the environment.

[Allen Christian @SAllenChristian]

@grantresists @richsignorelli He needs a loan against his assets to make the purchase. It is significantly less likely that he will secure that loan while his most stable asset is in absolute free fall.

[Allen Christian @SAllenChristian]

@bpickar @BasedAcidity @atrupar @WalterIsaacson Dead serious. Please, enlighten me.