I think there is a cultural disconnect to some of the complaints about Wolfram&#x27;s post.<p>Wolfram and Minsky both have backgrounds in academia. In academia &quot;self-promotion&quot; is actually not generally frowned upon.<p>People really do expect you to bring up your own work whenever possible and connect it whatever issue is at hand. This is not considered rude or offensive or &quot;bragging&quot;, anymore than if someone told you they&#x27;re from New York City and you mentioned that you&#x27;d lived in Brooklyn for seven years.<p>It&#x27;s a way for people to find common ground and show how much they share intellectually.<p>Thus, I&#x27;m pretty sure Minsky wouldn&#x27;t be offended.<p>And yes, for the record I have found Wolfram to be somewhat self-aggrandizing in the past, but I just don&#x27;t think this is an example of that, he&#x27;s simply reminiscing over his history with Minsky and describing some connections between their work.