...and that wouldn't be wrong, either.

pg's cult of personality is unbearable at times. If someone reads Hackers and Painters and doesn't see that they're getting hustled, they're a fool. Or they see it and are just sycophants, which is even worse in my book.

having not read hackers and painters, what's this about getting hustled? it's in my queue, but haven't had the chance to actually read it yet