“losers” aren’t trusted even if they suddenly become a doge millionaire bc they haven’t suffered “falls” they haven’t experienced the trap of delusion that affirmation of success brings
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unless u’ve BEEN a hipster who suddenly satoris a “maybe i AM a hipster...” moment, it’s difficult to actually appreciate how normal and right self delusion feels
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“reality” relative to the self delusion bubble actually feels wrong and anxiety producing the same kind of dissonance a nature lover has when watching a lion viciously kill an antelope
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this plays out even at a micro level. e.g. in high school where a girl tests a guy if he can take a no. maybe even using the high-vol winning/losing dynamics of competitive football as a proxy
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the ability to face uncertainty facing it is preferred (hero) but walking towards it backwards with unearned confidence is better than nothing (jock)
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the trick is to watch for if someone is trying to achieve CERTAINTY vs trying to increase CLARITY
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e.g. if the security hire claims 100% intrusion mitigation or the engineer hire thinks 100% unit test coverage will solve all problems then don’t hire them
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