<p>^^Sounds to me that this a long way of saying that Paul Graham is another opinionated blogger. Which is fine. One of the joys of our open society is that no one has to have any particular credentials on anything in order to express an opinion. But I do think that when considering the opinion of others, it’s important to consider it in context. The various opinions about education coming from say the Secretary of Education, the President of the University of California, and a random parent on CC are all valid opinions, but they come from entirely different contexts. </p>
<p>Now in Paul Graham’s case he is appears to be a computer guy and venture capitalist who writes a blog. Fine. That puts his opinions in more or less the same context as any other modern, college-educated businessman. His opinion carries about the same “weight,” if you will, as any of the parents here on CC. As long as we understand that, threads about his opinions can be viewed as about as valuable as any other around here. But what we shouldn’t do is somehow assume that he is some sort of Enlightened Master that has been granted special knowledge, or that if Paul Graham said so then it must be true.</p>