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    1. Ethan Hein‏Verified account @ethanhein Apr 26

      Ethan Hein Retweeted Paul Graham

      Yeah, tech people, just unreflectively make stuff, don't listen to outside perspectives or people who can foresee consequences that you can't, good messagehttps://twitter.com/paulg/status/1386220078958579713 …

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      Paul GrahamVerified account @paulg
      Something I told 9 yo: If you're a maker, resist being told what to do by people who aren't.
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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg Apr 26
      Replying to @ethanhein

      If I meant "don't listen to outside perspectives," I'd have said that.

      5:55 AM - 26 Apr 2021
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        1. Hayat | حياة‏ @hayatarabia Apr 26
          Replying to @paulg @ethanhein

          Good answerpic.twitter.com/uGHBQBCoVx

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        2. Johannes Ahlmann‏ @JohannesAhlmann Apr 26
          Replying to @paulg @ethanhein

          It's very easy to get discouraged by nay-sayers and risk-averse people. If someone has a business idea or a pitch or an invention it has a very high risk of failure. But speaking to non-makers, non-risk-takers, non-entrepreneurs is likely to poopoo the idea in my experience.

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        3. Ethan Hein‏Verified account @ethanhein Apr 26
          Replying to @JohannesAhlmann @paulg

          Not every risky new idea is a good one

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        2. Ethan Hein‏Verified account @ethanhein Apr 26
          Replying to @paulg

          Seems like the message was, "don't listen to outside perspectives from non-makers"

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        3. Ankush Chander‏ @AnkushChander Apr 26
          Replying to @ethanhein @paulg

          I think message was "makers/practitioners will have better perspectives/lessons/advice to give by virtue having their skin in the game."

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        2. Tal Ash‏ @thepolymathdude Apr 26
          Replying to @paulg @ethanhein

          People who aren't makers probably can't see the difference between listening and being told.

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        3. Mauro Trigo‏ @maurotrigo Apr 26
          Replying to @thepolymathdude @paulg @ethanhein

          🎩

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        1. Chinmay A. Singh‏ @cagefreesingh Apr 26
          Replying to @paulg @ethanhein

          I am surprised that you responded to this Paul. Anyone, who is a maker, knows what you meant.

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