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    7 days ago

    Reminds me of an old Paul Graham essay:

    https://paulgraham.com/submarine.html

    “Suits make a corporate comeback,” says the New York Times. Why does this sound familiar? Maybe because the suit was also back in February, September 2004, June 2004, March 2004, September 2003, November 2002, April 2002, and February 2002.

    Why do the media keep running stories saying suits are back? Because PR firms tell them to.

    What you make of this from what Paul Graham is up to these days is up to you.