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> somebody who makes one or two typos in a blog post on their personal home page.

You'll note that the best bloggers/essayists (e.g. pg) have other people proof things before they post them for public consumption.

I didn't say it doesn't have false negatives. I just said that it's a good proxy for attention to detail and diligence. Life isn't a warm-up round or a first draft.

MVPs aside, when you release something for public consumption, it should be as high-quality as you can possibly make it.



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