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    1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 6 Jul 2019

      If you had asked me when I was younger to to make a list of valuable skills, I probably wouldn't have included the ability to notice anomalies, but I'm increasingly convinced this is one of the most valuable skills of all.

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    2. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 6 Jul 2019

      If I ask what the difference is between this and the skills I would have listed, it's that the latter were taught (or at least measured) in school. But how could you teach noticing anomalies in a way that could be turned into a grade?

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    3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 6 Jul 2019

      As soon as I asked that question, I realized you probably could teach noticing anomalies, if you taught essay writing properly instead of teaching it as a bad imitation of research on English literature (http://paulgraham.com/essay.html  ).

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    4. George Mack‏ @george__mack 6 Jul 2019
      Replying to @paulg

      I find it fascinating how you’re one of the few people who can look back at what you wrote 15+ years ago and NOT cringe. (Not implying it deserves cringe - your thoughts are great) But why do you think this is Paul? I couldn’t share what I wrote 1 year ago without cringing

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    5. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 7 Jul 2019
      Replying to @george__mack

      Nice of you to say so. This may sound boring, but I think it's simply because when I write essays I spend a lot of time trying to get things right. IIRC I spent weeks on that one.

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    6. D_Pacman42‏ @d_pacman42 7 Jul 2019
      Replying to @paulg @george__mack

      But I can't help but notice quite a few deviations between what you wrote and what happened. Like when you said don't build the next social media network like Twitter in 2005, but Instagram happened in 2010. I guess it's not possible to get EVERYTHING right!

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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 7 Jul 2019
      Replying to @d_pacman42 @george__mack

      See number 9: https://web.archive.org/web/20180320225049/http://old.ycombinator.com/ideas.html …

      2:07 AM - 7 Jul 2019
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        2. D_Pacman42‏ @d_pacman42 7 Jul 2019
          Replying to @paulg @george__mack

          Excellent call! Would you say your stance still holds good after the recent flood of apps in this area? Do you still feel like there is some untapped potential in social media that is waiting to be discovered? Very curious to hear your thoughts.

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        3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 7 Jul 2019
          Replying to @d_pacman42 @george__mack

          Think how surprising it would be if there weren't new things still to be discovered.

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