Better to be thought of as a name dropper than to not acknowledge my teachers, take their ideas and use them as my own for fame and profit.
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@mollydotcom When I've seen you mention names it hasn't come across to me as name-dropping, but as interesting background.
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Replying to @timtfj
@timtfj That's what it is. But I'm learning you have to sometimes tell people that's what you're doing. Education is very tricky indeed.

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Replying to @mholzschlag
@mollydotcom And in the end, famous people are just people who happen to be famous. Maybe because they did something, maybe not. Just ppl.
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@timtfj In the end, we're not even people. So it's futile to ruminate over. That's why I vent first on Twitter!
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Replying to @mholzschlag
@mollydotcom If you've met people that other people have heard of, you've met them. Artificial to pretend otherwise & censor connections.