@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.
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@paulg oh, I agree with you -- it's all relative. "You could be working on nobler thing X" is a false dichotomy.
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@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 -
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@paulg This would be to attribute an appreciation to one's own work that a cogent producer wouldn't extend. Greatness is not ours to assign
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@paulg Feynman wrote a moving letter to a former student on this topic http://scienceblogs.com/thescian/2008/03/11/what-are-worthwhile-problems-f/ …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg The problems I am working on very well might not matter. But they matter to me.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg I tried to favourite this multiple times, but the function is not allowed.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Actually mostly they are. Tell me about this.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg definitely to keep in mind.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg What if they are your customers?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg if you see the problem, fight for itThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg what if I am the one telling me it doesn't matter?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Gotta defend those laundry app writers. /cc@pahlkadot@timoreillyThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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