I see your point on holding some space for self-exploration before we cargo cult other's beliefs as our own. A couple counter-thoughts: (1) There is no forming of ego without external influence. I'd much prefer a younger person be influenced by the enthusiasm for life of Feynmann when compared to the thousands of other options. I imagine influence to be a zero-sum game. Better to have it add up to enthusiasm. (2) We see different aspects of a book at different points in our lives. We hear only the questions to which we are capable of finding an answer (partial quote of FN). Rereading books that influence our younger years is a form of self-discovery.
You win for enthusiasm when it comes to that syntax. I appreciate I pipe output to uniq (MacOS) to get uniques, proving that easy is an extremely relative value :)
Love or dislike the business model, I really enjoyed the article. The candid look went beyond the survivor bias I'm used to reading when it comes to startup stories. Thanks for sharing @ajaygeol.