When given a choice between A: modest success or minor failure. B: magnificent triumph or epic failure. Always choose the latter. ;-)
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Replying to @DanielleFong
@DanielleFong This is domain-dependent. You'd probably prefer your bankers, and your foreign-policy-makers, not to think this way.1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes -
Replying to @finitor
@finitor@shirleman true. But they won't listen to me anyway. It is mainly a guide for people to challenge themselves out of complacency1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @DanielleFong
@DanielleFong@shirleman This is sort of what I'm reacting against, the sentiment that taking a low-risk strategy = complacency1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @finitor
𝓓𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑒 𝓕𝑜𝑛𝑔, 𝕖𝕩-𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕕𝕚𝕘𝕪 Retweeted Remember H. Rosling
@finitor@shirleman for society to function, there have got to be people doing a lot of high risk things. e.g.https://twitter.com/HansRosling/status/524045174033616896 …𝓓𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑒 𝓕𝑜𝑛𝑔, 𝕖𝕩-𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕕𝕚𝕘𝕪 added,
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Replying to @DanielleFong
@finitor@shirleman doesn't make sense for bankers, as bankers, to run 'high risk' stuff with other people's money. That's not my point1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @DanielleFong
@finitor@shirleman the point is that most people take minor successes, the well trodden paths. There's a different way.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @DanielleFong
@DanielleFong@finitor yes but by not bounding the upsides and downsides and taking it probabilities of each, you are saying be reckless2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @shirleman
@shirleman@finitor strawwoman argument -- I said when in doubt, and winked ironically ;-)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @DanielleFong
@DanielleFong@finitor I think the real lesson is inspirational quotes are for Facebook where you have a targeted audience3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@shirleman @finitor incidentally I read in your sig that you're a fan of football. Seems like a lot of risk for little gain if you ask me
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