> Alaska managed large sums of money, but could not manage her own. Irresponsible.
I don't see anything on that site mentioning that the woman in the story is Alaska Miller. Seems more like an example of the type of 'interesting people' they want to meet during this adventure.
> You're right, movies are often good indicators of how interesting real life is.
Fact is often stranger than fiction.
> 1. This shouldn't be on HN because this is neither interesting nor hacker-related.
The marketing angle seems related to startups. At least more so than conspiracy theories about Russian ship and missiles to Iran.
You're right, I incorrectly referred to Alaska as the person they met (probably because the site switches from first person to third person so quickly, but also because of MY lack of comprehension on the second read-through). The conclusion remains the same, though--some people seem to view her story as fascinating despite its bone-headedness.
Also, in re-reading my comment, apologies if that first sentence came off brash...
Alaska managed large sums of money, but could not manage her own. Irresponsible.
You're right, movies are often good indicators of how interesting real life is.
Social networking was just a hyperbolic adjective in my (critical) remarks about modern marketing.
So that this comment isn't entirely useless, here are my two points for you:
1. This shouldn't be on HN because this is neither interesting nor hacker-related. 2. Reading comprehension.