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truth >> “@paulg: Don't let other people tell you the problems you're working on don't matter. People are frequently mistaken about this.”

@paulg my wife is a scientist who worked on a drug that actually shipped for skin cancer. So everything I do doesn't cure cancer.

@codinghorror @paulg trolls are cancer in another form

@paulg @pmarca Often advisors are running their own path. It takes effort to stop and walk yours long enough to see a destination.

@paulg There's both an upper and lower limit to that statement. No one wants to die a Van Gogh after all, and pop-icons fade in history

@idanbeck If you mean no one wants to die having done great work that wasn't appreciated in their lifetime, I disagree. I would.