gwern comments on Mike Darwin on Steve Jobs's hypocritical stance towards death - Less Wrong

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Comment author: gwern 09 October 2011 01:44:49AM *  2 points [-]

I think it's a generational thing. When I mentioned it to my parents, they knew instantly what I was asking about and even knew the details of the Mantle thing. (Neither one is a pro sports fan, and their main familiarity is with football, not baseball.)

Comment author: wedrifid 09 October 2011 01:55:42AM 2 points [-]

Oh, so he is a US baseball player. We get more iPods over here than we do baseball. That explains it. Worldwide relevance.