Paul Graham on Twitter: "If you spend your time trying to think of tricks and scams, you're less likely to have original ideas, for the simple reason that so many other people have already spent so much time thinking about this topic."

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1. Kartikey Rai‏ @roboboy_ 23 Nov 2020
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  Thinking long term is a great solution to it.
  
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1. Omara‏ @omarakhaddaj 23 Nov 2020
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  Originality is a product of finding practical and sustainable solutions for real problems.
  
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1. Johannes Thor Agustarson‏ @Agustarson 23 Nov 2020
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  You mean I should do like, actual work?
  
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1. Lavish Saluja‏ @lavishsaluja 23 Nov 2020
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  @whitehatjunior :)
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1. farconion‏ @farconion 23 Nov 2020
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  couldn't this same logic apply to any "hard problem" that people in a field have spent countless hours working on to no fruition? ie problems in theoretical physics, mathematics, etc.
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1. Akihito‏ @4kihito 23 Nov 2020
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  This is a really interesting idea. So simple yet so true.
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1. StopYourLimits‏ @limits_stop 23 Nov 2020
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  I tried once. They sold me a a scam ebook. I mean: an ebook on creating scams. Well...
  
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1. craigsuperstar‏ @craigsuperstar 23 Nov 2020
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  The exception is if there's a new platform. Like the $8000 "I am rich" app when the Apple Store was new.
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1. Vlad Mkrtumyan‏ @vladgives 23 Nov 2020
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  Not that I’m a proponent, but can’t one say the same about startup ideas? Percentage wise how many people become criminals gs entrepreneurs? I feel like the only main difference is entrepreneurs don’t break nearly as many or severe laws, both or doing unacceptable acts
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1. Jonathan Reinhardt MCIAT‏ @arch__tech 24 Nov 2020
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  I believe scammers, enterprising type criminals such as drug dealers are just entrepreneurs that've lost their way.
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