The Submarine by Paul Graham

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Readers who had never come across this Paul Graham essay call it brilliant, and say it still feels relevant even though it was written around 2005.

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Still relevant despite being old
“Written in '05 and still very poignant.”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Fighting the age-gated internet”
“old by still relevant post by pg”
Comment from 9 Feb 2026 in “Ask HN: Why do media react to coordinated launches but ignore finished products?”
Brilliant essay readers had missed
“thank you for this link, all these years on the internet and I had not come across it”
Comment from 14 Oct 2026 in “Banks are now trying to offload the AI data center debt they just underwrote”
“That article is brilliant, can't believe I have never seen it before.”
Comment from 30 Aug 2026 in “Nvidia's AI advantage is moving beyond the GPU”

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“thank you for this link, all these years on the internet and I had not come across it”

RecommendsComment from 14 Oct 2026 in “Banks are now trying to offload the AI data center debt they just underwrote”

“That article is brilliant, can't believe I have never seen it before.”

RecommendsComment from 30 Aug 2026 in “Nvidia's AI advantage is moving beyond the GPU”

“it's a delight to re-read a Paul Graham essay”

RecommendsComment from 6 Jun 2026 in “What was your "Oh Shit" moment with GenAI?”

“old by still relevant post by pg”

RecommendsComment from 9 Feb 2026 in “Ask HN: Why do media react to coordinated launches but ignore finished products?”

“Written in '05 and still very poignant.”

RecommendsComment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Fighting the age-gated internet”

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