Are you a charlatan, martyr, or hustler? A geometrical illustration

Well, that's an embarrassing typo... it's past the editing window. If a mod sees it and cares to fix, that'd be good. If not, I suppose I'll have to live with the shame forever.

axiom• 15 years ago

The word "hustler" really rubs me the wrong way. The literal definition is someone who deceives others to get their money. I know that's not the intended meaning here of course, but every time I hear it I immediately visualize a card game swindler on the street.

siglesias• 15 years ago

Aye, perhaps the intended effect! Isn't that perhaps the same unease that permeates the martyr mindset? "I'm not going to sell out and make tons of noise on Twitter. If they like it, they will come!" Surely to the martyr, the noisemakers are hustlers in the bad sense. Hence the silence.

kleinsch• 15 years ago

Yup - Three-card Monte comes to mind when people talk about being a hustler, but I suppose it's better than being a charlatan or a martyr.

p90x• 15 years ago

I like it because it describes someone who knows how to sell and convince, but also has a lot of skill to back it up (pool hustler for example).

awaz• 15 years ago

Impressive thoughts!

moomba• 15 years ago

This kind of reminds me of the Fear - Love spectrum in Donnie Darko. I don't want to be a charlatan, martyr, or hustler. The world really isn't that simple. And if you want to know where you can put your spectrum, see the movie and find out.

mannicken• 15 years ago

I think it's interesting that the author saw charlatan as a male ("His structure.."), martyr as a female ("her time..."), and left hustler's gender unspecified ("his or her").

Are you a charlatan, martyr, or hustler? A geometrical illustration

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