Chuck Wendig
terribleminds.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2010
Chuck Wendig is a novelist who writes profane, humorous posts on writing, freelancing, publishing and current events.
What HN saysHN links it mainly for his freelancing essay, which one commenter notes appeared alongside another post on the topic, so HN gives little opinion.
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Most-shared posts
- 1Want To Be A Freelancer? Just Punch Yourself In The Face, Instead2 people · 137 points · first shared 2010 · 61 comments on HN
- 2AI and the Fetishization of Ideas2 people · 3 points · first shared 2023 · discussion on HN
- 3How to Be a Professional Author and Not Die Screaming and Starving1 people · 175 points · first shared 2019 · 126 comments on HN
- 4The Great Surrender: How We Gave Up and Let Covid Win1 people · 20 points · first shared 2022 · 34 comments on HN
- 5Vital Cat Update (or how Google AI Overview makes up false information)1 people · 3 points · first shared 2025 · discussion on HN
- 6Social Media Report Card: Time to ReSkeet the Blooski, Apparently?1 people · 2 points · first shared 2023 · discussion on HN
- 7The funniest critique of Google+ so far1 people · 2 points · first shared 2011 · discussion on HN
- 8Ways to Stay Motivated in This Shellacked Era of Epic Stupid1 people · 2 points · first shared 2017 · discussion on HN
- 9Things Every Writer Should Know1 people · 2 points · first shared 2011 · 1 comments on HN
- 10Just Say No to Artificial Intelligence in Your Creative Pursuits1 people · 1 points · first shared 2024 · discussion on HN
- 11How “Strong Female Characters” Still End Up as Weak and Powerless1 people · 1 points · first shared 2017 · discussion on HN
- 12Wendig’s Heirloom Apple Review, 20211 people · 1 points · first shared 2021 · discussion on HN
- 13Publishing Is Not A Religious War « terribleminds: chuck wendig1 people · 1 points · first shared 2014 · discussion on HN
- 14Writer Resolutions for 2013 (and beyond)1 people · 1 points · first shared 2013 · discussion on HN
- 15Writing Advice Is Bullshit (2015)1 people · 1 points · first shared 2024 · discussion on HN
What HN people wrote when they linked it
superk · 2010-09-21
Oh man - a couple of days ago there was this one (Want to be a freelancer? Just punch yourself in the face):
http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2010/09/07/want-to-be-a-freelancer-jus…
Now I don't know what to believe!!
ryanklee · 2024-01-06
1. Tyson dismissed the intellectual value of philosophy in a podcast, which led to criticism from those within the discipline[1].
2. He has been quoted saying, "What they teach in the humanities is not 'skepticism' or 'critical thinking.' It's mental masturbation disguised as critical thinking"[5].
3. Tyson warned that philosophy "can really mess you up" and has implied that philosophy does not progress in the way science does[5].
4. His attitude towards philosophy has been characterized as science-defeating by some, as it dismisses the role of philosophy in addressing moral and aesthetic questions that science cannot answer[6].
5. Tyson's comments have sparked discussions and defenses of the humanities and philosophy, with critics arguing that his views are overly simplistic and do not represent the true value and diversity of philosophical inquiry[1][4][5][6].
[1] Neil DeGrasse Tyson is Wrong about Philosophy https://benjaminstudebaker.com/2014/05/13/neil-degrasse-tyson-is-wrong…
[2] An Open Letter to Neil deGrasse Tyson https://www.reddit.com/r/philosophy/comments/2521di/an_open_letter_to_…
[3] Neil deGrasse Tyson and the Value of Philosophy https://www.huffpost.com/entry/neil-degrasse-tyson-and-the-value-of-ph…
[4] Why Does Neil deGrasse Tyson Hate Philosophy? https://www.realclearscience.com/articles/2014/05/22/why_does_neil_deg…
[5] Please Save Me from Neil DeGrasse…