@paulg it's interesting, though, that those on the margin often times need to be blessed by insiders before getting anywhere meaningful
I wrote this 8 years ago but recently reread it. It's an interesting topic rarely analyzed in depth. http://paulgraham.com/marginal.html
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@ChrisSaad That matters less, and is more inevitable, than they think though. - Show replies
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@paulg I like this "So if you're not good at anything yet, consider working on something so new that no one else is either.". Nice.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg so the civil war was fought over technicalities of state rights? Talk about a cartoon.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg it's partially a selection problem. We're real bad at predicting success but alright at predicting particular failure.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg your description of the official Great American Novel always reminds me of the new WTC complex, and what a clusterfuck that has been.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg it's the unknown unknowns that are more easily conquered in the margins: less pressure surrounding failure.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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In some places, especially outside California: "You can't just tinker. You have to justify." -
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@paulg: I wrote this 8 years ago http://paulgraham.com/marginal.html ” < long but interesting, & incidentally covers off why I still write codeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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