paulgraham.com — Great new things often come from the margins, and yet the people who discover them are looked down on by everyone, including themselves. Why do great ideas come from the margins? What kind of ideas? And is there anything we can do to encourage the process?
Jun 26, 2006 View in Crawl 4
theartfuldodgerJun 26, 2006
brilliant!!
Closed AccountJun 26, 2006
Because they don't group together and determine their 'own' thoughts through their (often deeply misinformed) peers.
randyandyJun 26, 2006
Well, its Paul Grahm. And since he's known to be on point most of the time, you really shouldn't be upset about it. Take it as mental exercise grashopper. Food for thought!
heresiarchicJun 27, 2006
This is ludicrous. Sites format text columns tightly for excellent reasons: it's easier to read. Take a look at any newspaper and check how wide the columns are. They partially do that so they can fit lots of stories on the front page, but even on inside pages they keep that column width because study after study has shown that humans read better if the lines are short.
daviddiggJun 29, 2006
I have the opposite complaint - a reasonable column width should be a standard on all websites. Almost no one (including wikipedia!) realizes that it is really difficult to read wide text. This is one of the great things blogs have encouraged.